Francisco Javier García

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Personal information
Javi Garcia

Full name	Francisco Javier García Fernández
Date of birth	8 February 1987
Place of birth	Murcia, Spain
Height	1,86 m
Playing position	Defensive Midfield
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid Castilla
Number	8
Youth clubs
2004 - 2005 2005 -	Real Madrid C Real Madrid Castilla
National team²
2004 - 2006 2006 -	Spain U-19 Spain U-21	11 (0) 0 (0)
² National team caps and goals correct as of September 5, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Javi Garcia (born February 8, 1987 in Murcia) is a Spanish footballer. Cousin of Luis Garcia of Liverpool, he is talented defensive midfielder that has grown in the Real Madrid youth ranks for the past 5 years.

[edit] Summer 2006

Summer 2006 was a very busy summer for the youngster. First he won the European Championship with the U-19 Spanish squad, impressing a lot of people including the Real Madrid first team head coach Fabio Capello, an impression that brought him a first team place for a while. Javi played in most of Real Madrid's last summer games, including a place in the starting lineup in both Ramón de Carranza Trophy games alongside new purchase Emerson.

Matchday 1 - Villareal - Real Madrid
At the end of the summer Javi was supposed to graduate to the first team squad but a situation of too many players in the squad prevented that golden opportunity. Through not graduating to the senior team, Javi is supposed to have been offered opportunities elsewhere to show his talent, especially to a number of clubs in the Premiership.

[edit] Honours

Spain

Summer 2006 U-19 European Championship.

Real Madrid

04/05 Segunda División B Championship.

Real Madrid Castilla - Current Squad
1 Codina \| 2 Palencia \| 3 Guillén \| 4 Agus \| 5 Sergio \| 6 Tébar \| 7 Valero \| 8 Javi García \| 9 Negredo \| 10 Adrián \| 11 Granero \| 13 Casilla \| 14 Bueno \| 16 Sergio Sánchez \| 18 Rodri \| 19 Rayco \| 20 Santacruz \| 21 De la Red \| 22 Torres \| 24 Ángelo \| 25 Adán \| 27 Mosquera \| 28 Mata \| 32 Nieto \| 33 Joni \| 40 Velayos \| 42 Parejo \| Coach Míchel

Real Madrid - Current Squad
1 Casillas \| 2 Salgado \| 3 Roberto Carlos \| 4 Ramos \| 5 Cannavaro \| 6 Diarra \| 7 Raúl \| 8 Emerson \| 10 Robinho \| 11 Cicinho \| 12 Marcelo \| 13 López \| 14 Guti \| 15 Bravo \| 16 Gago \| 17 van Nistelrooy \| 18 Cassano \| 19 Reyes \| 20 Higuaín \| 21 Helguera \| 22 Pavón \| 23 Beckham \| 24 Mejía \| 25 Miñambres \| 26 Javi García \| 27 De la Red \| 36 Nieto \| 38 Torres \| 39 Valero \| Coach Capello