Raúl García

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Raúl García
Personal information
Full name	Raúl García Escudero
Date of birth	July 11, 1986 (1986-07-11) (age 21)
Place of birth	Pamplona, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Central midfielder
Club information
Current club	Atlético Madrid
Number	8
Youth clubs
2004–2005	Osasuna B
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–2007 2007–	Osasuna Atlético Madrid	68 (9) 32 (3)
National team2
2005-present	Spain U-21
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 3, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of June 20, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Raúl García Escudero, Raúl García (born July 11, 1986 in Pamplona) is a Spanish football midfielder for Atlético Madrid and the Spanish under 21 national team.

The midfielder played for CA Osasuna during his years as a youth footballer. On 28.10.2004 he made his debut for the first team, in a 0-3 away defeat against FC Barcelona, with his first chance being offered by current colchoneros coach, Mexican Javier Aguirre.

In 2007, the rising star was linked to Real Madrid for transfer,^{[citation needed]} but García eventually signed a 5-year contract with their cross-city rivals, Atlético Madrid, in a transfer fee of €13m. ^[1]

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[edit] External links

• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• osasuna.es profile (Spanish)

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