Roger García Junyent
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| Roger García | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roger García Junyent | |
| Date of birth | December 15, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Sabadell, Spain | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Left midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-1996 1996-1999 1999-2003 2003-2006 2006-2007 |
Barcelona B Barcelona Espanyol Villarreal Ajax |
26 (6) 78 (7) 114 (17) 55 (4) 11 (1) |
| National team | ||
| 199?-1998 ?-2006 |
Spain U-21 Catalonia |
12 (4) 12 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Roger García Junyent (born December 15, 1976 in Sabadell) is a former Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder. In his career he played for Villarreal CF, RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona and AFC Ajax.
He is the brother of Óscar García Junyent.
He joined Villarreal on free transfer in 2003, before moving to Ajax Amsterdam in 2006. He retired from professional football after one season with the Dutch club.
[edit] Trivia
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- Roger is the only player known to have scored three goals while still in his own half of the field.[1]
- Roger is the last player at Ajax who played with number 14. it was retired in honor of club legend Johan Cruijff.
- He never played outside Catalan-speaking regions except when he went to the Netherlands.
[edit] References
- ^ Dart, James; Bandini, Paolo and Smyth, Rob. "Is there a greater long-range goalscorer than Xabi Alonso?", The Guardian, October 4, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-05.
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