György Garics

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György Garics
Personal information
Full name	György Gyuri Garics
Date of birth	March 8, 1984 (age 23)
Place of birth	Szombathely, Hungary
Height	1.83 m
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	S.S.C. Napoli
Number	14
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-06 2006-	Rapid Vienna S.S.C. Napoli	81 (1) 4 (0)[1]
National team
2006-	Austria	2 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

György Gyuri Garics (born 8 March 1984 in Szombathely, Hungary) is a Hungarian professional football defender who holds an Austrian passport. He is currently playing in Serie B for S.S.C. Napoli.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Honours 3 External link 4 References

[edit] Biography

Although born in Hungary, Garics started his football career in Austria with prominent side Rapid Vienna in 2002; during his first season as a teenager he made two appearences.

By the 2004-05 season the young defender has become more of a prominent member in the first team and Vienna won the Austrian Bundesliga, around this time he also became captain of the U21 national team of Austria.

Having made 81 appearences for Vienna and scoring 1 goal, he was bought by Italian side S.S.C. Napoli, making his debut against Treistina on 23 September 2006. Soon after he achieved a national call up, on 6 October 2006 for the the Austrian national team against Liechtenstein, Garics scored on his international debut.

[edit] Honours

• 2004-05 Austrian Bundesliga (Rapid Vienna)

[edit] External link

• National Football Teams

[edit] References

S.S.C. Napoli - Current Squad
1 Iezzo | 2 Grava | 3 Montesanto | 4 Montervino | 5 Gatti | 6 Maldonado | 7 Trotta | 8 Inácio Piá | 9 Sosa | 11 Calaiò | 12 Del Giudice | 14 Garics | 17 Capparella | 18 Bogliancino | 19 Savini | 20 De Zerbi | 21 Amodio | 22 Gianello | 23 Giubilato | 24 Dalla Bona | 25 Vitale | 26 Domizzi | 28 Cannavaro | 29 Bucchi |  Rullo | Coach: Reja