no appearances for the club. He was released by Wigan at the end of the 2015–16 season and subsequently retired. International career García made his debut for Honduras in a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Grenada, coming on as a sub for Carlos Palacios. He also represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup, as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups. On 3 June 2011, García was included by Luis Fernando Suárez in Honduras' 23-man squad for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup due to an injury to defender Emilio Izaguirre. On 6 February 2013, Garcia scored his lone international goal, a bicycle kick to equalise in a 2–1 home win against the United States during World Cup qualifying. It was the first time in 24 years that the United States had lost their first game of a World Cup qualification campaign. He made one appearance at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil as Honduras exited in the group stage, replacing Izaguirre at half time in a 2–1 defeat to Ecuador in Curitiba on 21 June. International goals Illness and death On 16 February 2015, it was announced that García had been diagnosed with leukaemia. He died on 8 January 2018. References External links 1988 births 2018 deaths People from Tela Association football defenders Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2011 Copa Centroamericana players 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2013 Copa Centroamericana players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players C.D. Marathón players C.D. Olimpia players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Wigan Athletic F.C. players CD Tenerife players Honduran expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Spain Honduran expatriate sportspeople in England Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Spain Copa Centroamericana-winning players Deaths from leukemia Deaths from cancer in Honduras