Sergio García (footballer, born 1983)
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For other people named Sergio García, see Sergio García (disambiguation).
For another Spanish footballer, see Sergio García (footballer, born 1989).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is De la Fuente.
Sergio García de la Fuente (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈseɾxjo ɣaɾˈθi.a];[upper-alpha 1] born 9 June 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer. Mainly a forward, he could also appear as a winger, preferably on the right.
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Full name | Sergio García de la Fuente[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1983-06-09) 9 June 1983 (age 40)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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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.