Genís García Junyent
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Genís García Junyent | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Sabadell, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1995 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1997 | Barcelona B | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–2005 | Sabadell | 234 | (11) |
| National team | |||
| 1991–1992 | Spain U18 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Not to be confused with Andorran footballer Genís García.
Genís García Junyent, simply known as Genís (born 7 June 1975), is a Spanish retired footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also operate as a defensive midfielder.
Football career
Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Genís was a product of FC Barcelona's prolific youth ranks, La Masia. He could only play five matches for the reserves over the course of two second division seasons, due to a severe knee injury.
Genís resumed his career in the third level with neighbours CE Sabadell FC, being an undisputed starter during most of his stay and eventually gaining club captaincy. Due to constant physical ailments, now in the ankle, he was forced to retire in late 2005.[1]
Personal
Genís' brothers, Óscar and Roger, were also footballers. All youth products of Barcelona, they had however different fates as professionals,[2] as his siblings went on to have relatively successful careers in La Liga, including with Barça's first team.
References
- ↑ Genís Garcia Junyent es retira del futbol per una lesió al turmell (Genís García Junyent retires from football due to an ankle injury); 324, 14 October 2005 (Catalan)
- ↑ Barça brothers; Barcelona's official website, 29 October 2009