Luanda – Former football coach, Argentinean Rúben Garcia, died this Thursday in Luanda, victim of disease, at the age of 82.
According to a close source, Ruben Garcia died in the afternoon in a hospital unit in the Angolan capital, where he was hospitalised.
Ruben Garcia won the first edition of the Angolan Cup for Benguela club 1° Maio in 1982, a year after arriving in the country.
As a player, the Argentinean married to an Angolan citizen, represented the Portuguese teams Belenenses, Penafiel, Farense and the Spaniards Extremadura.
After leaving training, he became a commentator on Angolan radio and television, and regularly attended sporting and cultural events.
Source: Angola Press News Agency