Career
He played for Club Nacional de Football between 1938 and 1951. García had short spells with Club Atlético Moreno, Club Atlético Platense and Boca Juniors in Argentina before joining Nacional. With Nacional he set a number of national records, including.
Most topscorer awards, most consecutive top scorer awards, most goals against Central America Peñarol and the most goals against Peñarol in a single game.
García was the top scorer in the league on eight occasions. After leaving Nacional he had single seasons with Racing Club de Montevideo and Miramar Misiones.
García continued to live in Uruguay after his retirement in 1953. He died in Montevideo in 1973.
Creative Commons Top scorer Atilio Ceferino García has a stand in the Estadio Gran Parque Central named in his honour.
On 8 December 1940 García scored a record 4 goals in a 5-1 victory over Peñarol. García scored a total of 35 goals against Peñarol, a record that may never be surpassed. García was topscorer in Uruguay in seven consecutive seasons between 1938 and 1944.
Fernando Morena is the only player to have scored more goals than García in the Uruguayan league, with 230.
García is the top scorer in the history of Club Nacional de Football, with 464 goals in 435 games in all competitions.