Arturo García Yale (born 14 May 1965), also known as ''Torito'' in
Bolivia
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, is a former football striker who was capped 8 times and scored 3 international goals for
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
in 1989. He is also the president of Asociación de Entrenadores de Fútbol en Santa Cruz (Football Coaches Association of Santa Cruz).
Personal life
García is married to Karina Vargas and together they have three children, María Raquel, Paula and Arturo Jr.
International career
On 1 May 1987, he was included for the 1988 Olympic Qualifying (May), and made his debut for an International match at for Bolivia Olympic against Argentina Olympic at Estadio Olimpico Miraflores
La Paz
La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by populati ...
but was subbed off in the match for Juan Manuel Pena. On May 3, of the same year he played for Bolivia Olympic against 1988 Olympic runners-upBrazil Olympic also at home at Estadio Olimpico Miraflores in which Bolivia lost 2–1 with an own goal from Geraldão.
He made his debut for the senior team of Bolivia on 25 May against
Paraguay
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in which he scored two goals, one in the 38th minute and one in the 50th minute that helped his side win 3–2. He was substituted later in the match for Rolly Paniagua.
In June 1989, he was included in the
1989 Copa América
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Brazil won their fourth Copa América, and first since 1949, by beating Uruguay 1–0 in the final match at the Est ...
for
Bolivia
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. He made his
Copa América
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debut for
Bolivia
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on 4 July in
Goiânia
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against
Uruguay
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playing the whole match. Two days later he returned against
Ecuador
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but was substituted for
Erwin Sánchez
Erwin Sánchez Freking (born 19 October 1969) is a Bolivian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager.
Dubbed '' Platini'',Bolivian League:
::1990
;The Strongest
* Bolivian League:
::1993
;San José
* Bolivian League:
::1995