Sergio García (footballer, born 1983)
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García playing for Espanyol in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sergio García Riina de la Fuente | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1983 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Damm (under-19) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1993 | Bon Pastor | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Damm | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2002 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | → Damm (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Barcelona C | 22 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Barcelona B | 60 | (34) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Barcelona | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | → Levante (loan) | 31 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Zaragoza | 90 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Betis | 62 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Espanyol | 145 | (41) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Al-Rayyan | 49 | (27) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Espanyol | 62 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Montañesa | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 533 | (162) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Spain U16 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Spain U17 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Spain U19 | 9 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Spain U20 | 11 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Spain U21 | 11 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Spain | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2019 | Catalonia | 16 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Damm (under-19) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Sergio García de la Fuente (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈseɾxjo ɣaɾˈθi.a]; born 9 June 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer. Mainly a forward, he could also appear as a winger, preferably on the right. He is the current manager of Damm under-19 team.
After starting out at Barcelona, he went on to represent mainly Zaragoza and Espanyol, serving as captain of the latter. Over 14 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 360 matches and 75 goals.
García appeared for Spain at Euro 2008, winning the tournament. He also played for the Catalonia national team in unofficial matches.