Manuel García (footballer, born 1980)

Manuel Pablo García (born 11 November 1980) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played primarily as forward.

Manuel García
Personal information
Full name Manuel Pablo García
Date of birth (1980-11-11) 11 November 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Brinkmann, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2000 Racing Club de Avellaneda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Racing Club de Avellaneda 13 (2)
2003–2004Legia Warsaw (loan) 12 (0)
2004–2006 Unión de Sunchales 72 (31)
2006 Atlético Tucumán 9 (2)
2006 ASD Riccione 1929 7 (1)
2007 San Martín de San Juan 14 (1)
2008 Matera Calcio 6 (0)
2008–2009 Campobasso Calcio 3 (0)
2009–2011 Unión de Sunchales 40 (8)
2012 CB Ramón Santamarina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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García started his career in the youth team of Racing Club de Avellaneda, and made his professional Argentine Primera División debut in 2000. In the summer of 2003 he was loaned to Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw.[1] He made his league debut in a 0–0 draw against Górnik Łęczna on 16 August 2003. Playing for the club in the 2003–04 season, García made 12 league appearances without any goal scored.[1] Since 2004 he has represented numerous clubs in lower leagues of Argentine and Italy, retiring from football in 2012 after a short spell at CB Ramón Santamarina.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Partyka, Janusz (1 January 2015). "Kartka z kalendarza - pierwszy Argentyńczyk w Legii" (in Polish). legia.com. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Dos jugadores y un mismo apellido para reforzar a Santamarina" (in Spanish). tandildiario.com. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Il Campobasso calcio si rafforza, preso un attaccante e un centrocampista" (in Italian). italianbloggers.it. 10 December 2008. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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