Édgar Arturo García de Dios (1 September 1977 – 27 June 2010) was a Mexican professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Mexico City, García made his debut with

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in the Mexico First Division in the 1995–96 season. He then moved to play in Toluca, and Verano. After a brief season in

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in Second Division in Austria, he returned for season 1999–2000 to play with

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Personal life

He was a son of Arturo and Margarita García. As of 2002, García did not play professional football anymore after he had become an alcoholic, effectively ending his football career prematurely.

Death

García was shot with seven bullets at close range while in a taxi cab in Naucalpan. The motives of the killing are not clear.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia de Dios, Edgar 1977 births 2010 deaths Footballers from Mexico City Mexican men's footballers Men's association football forwards Austrian Football Bundesliga players Atlante F.C. footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players LASK players Mexican expatriate men's footballers Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Deaths by firearm in Mexico People murdered in Mexico Mexican murder victims