Carlos María García Cambón, the striker who made his Boca debut with four goals against River, dies

Carlos Maria Garcia Cambon He died Wednesday at the age of 73 after having an abdominal aneurysm last year and undergoing four surgeries. This is confirmed Boca Juniorsclub where he made his debut in a Superclásico against River where he scored four goals.

He was part of an unforgettable star in Chacarita history and left an impressive record during his time in Boca. Carlos María García Cambón, a former Argentine soccer player and coach, has died at the age of 73.

If you need to remember the best days of your sports life there is no doubt. The indelible mark was marked in his history and in Boca on Sunday, February 3, 1974.. That was the day of his debut in the blue and gold shirt, under the gray summer sky and in front of the River, no less.

García Cambón scored four goals in the superclásico of the first date of the Metropolitan Championship and Boca beat River 5 to 2. No player has ever made such an amount in the stellar clash of Argentine soccer. No one will do them, then.

“With divine help, I’m sure”he said, between laughs, to Clarion the protagonist of one of the most curious chapters of Superclásico. “Imagine that my idea, before debuting, was to play a good game. But something happened that set me on fire among the Boca fans,” he pointed out some time after that feat.

This is the first of 105 presentations by García Cambón in Boca. And it only took him about two minutes for that boy with the seductive gait and very ductile left leg to shout his initial goal at Bombonera. This is almost a sign.

“What an afternoon for Carlitos!”, entitled The Graphic. “With these four goals, he fully justified his purchase,” declared a euphoric Alberto J. Armando in the locker room.

time passed, Boca and River meet again in Bombonera and García Cambón is dressed again as a hero. In a certain sense he recorded the sole purpose and, again, the cover of newspapers and magazines. “It’s impossible not to have good memories of those games. It’s always been good against River -he recalls-. Playing Boca-River is a footballer’s most anticipation. Scoring four goals on the day of your debut is a I don’t know how to define it, but I’m sure of something. Happiness knocked on the door of my house that day. “

García Cambón hails from Chacarita, where he became champion on the well-known 1969 Metropolitan team, and came to Boca to replace a classic scorer like Hugo Curioni. He wouldn’t be the champion in that tournament (the title was taken by Newell, Boca started all over and fell) and he would just give himself the pleasure of taking the Olympic lap at the club as part of the 1976 two-time champion squad. , who commanded the mythical Juan Carlos Lawrence.

The following year he went on Santa Fe Union and then moved to Greece to play for Olympiakos. In 1978 he returned to the country to return to his first love, Chacarita. But he repacked his bags and resumed his career in a football that at that time did not have the poster it currently has, the USA. He played for the Rochester Lancers and then for the Las Vegas Eagles. He hung up his boots in Loma Negra de Olavarría in 1981. He left 336 games in Argentina with 87 goals. He was also the South American Under 20 champion with the Argentine team in Paraguay (1967).

If Boca is the catapult to soccer glory, Chacarita is a successful cradle where he knows how to grow and also leave his mark forever. “Carlos exploded for two reasons –Daniel Mancini is referred to in an article dedicated to García Cambón when he was 70-: because of his skill but, substantially, because he understands the game. An example emerged from how he nodded. With medium height and sharp physique, Cambón’s secret lies in his jumping and in putting his body in balance according to how the ball came to him and then, well supported, use his neck and, finally, his head.

They said he captivated the public when Chacarita beat the Bayern Munich in the Joan Gamper cup of 1971 and at the time was coveted by Barcelona.

“Chacarita came at the invitation made by Barcelona for all the merits he has done over the years, to being champion in 1969, because in 1971 he lost in the final of the Argentine Cup with Boca, he has the merits. it happened that no one thought we could beat Bayern ”, recalled García Cambón of another soccer milestone he starred in. That day was marked by a definite Franz Beckenbach.

“Some went to the field and they were not even a fan of Chacarita. They went to see a team that played football well. “he summarized.

In July 2019, on the 50th anniversary of the memorable title track for all funeral fans, Clarion He put together Eliseo Jorge Petrocelli, García Cambón, Ángel Bargas and Ángel Marcos, figures from that squad, in one production. “We are not players with more importance than clubs with importance”, says García Cambón “Trying to be a champion with Chaca is unthinkable. I have a wonderful memory, it was part of the great joy of my life, for everything represented by the club where I grew up. There I made my debut in the First Division and I trained ”.

His teaching career was short and less resonant. He took a temporary stint in Boca in 1998, after the departure of Héctor Veira and before the arrival of Carlos Bianchi. Furthermore, the six games led by García Cambón are part of the historic undefeated xeneize of 40 games.

In those days he had no fond memories of the then president Mauricio Macri. “There are people I don’t want to speak or name. The truth is, I’d rather forget my relationship with Macri. The lack of recognition is something that’s very ugly, very unpleasant, a lot of idols have to disappear into the club. a painful way.Then he led Blooming of Bolivia in 2002 and two years later he joined Persija Jakarta of Indonesia.

He was once asked what it meant to him to play in Bombonera. And he changed it in style: “I don’t know much about other things, but I calculate that playing there should be the same as, for a dancer, dancing in the Bolshoi, or for an actor working in Hollywood. , or for an astronaut, reaching the Moon .. I haven’t done any of these things, but all I can say is that playing on this court is something truly wonderful, weird and priceless. money ”.