Gonzalo García García
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Manuel García García | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Anorthosis Famagusta (on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Rinconada | |||
| Defensor | |||
| Compostela | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2003 | Real Madrid B | ||
| 2003 | Alcorcón | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Mérida | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Palencia | 19 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | AGOVV | 35 | (16) |
| 2006–2008 | Heerenveen | 14 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Heracles (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2008–2011 | Groningen | 49 | (7) |
| 2010 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | AEK Larnaca | 17 | (8) |
| 2012– | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 27 | (4) |
| 2013– | → Anorthosis (loan) | 15 | (9) |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Spain U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2002 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Gonzalo Manuel García García (born 13 October 1983), known as simply Gonzalo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. in Israel, as an attacking midfielder.
Early years
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Gonzalo moved to Spain at the age of 14, his grandparents hailing from Galicia.
He would eventually represent the Spanish under-17, at the same time as Andrés Iniesta, José Antonio Reyes and Fernando Torres.
Club career
Gonzalo joined Real Madrid's youth system, but could never move past its reserve side. He would only play in his country of adoption in the third division, also representing AD Alcorcón, Mérida UD and CF Palencia.
In 2005 Gonzalo moved to the Netherlands, first with AGOVV Apeldoorn, being one of the leading top scorers in the second level season, under manager Stanley Menzo. He immediately moved to the Eredivisie after signing with SC Heerenveen, playing his first match in the competition on 10 February 2007, against Vitesse,[1] but appearing rarely over the course of two seasons, finishing 2007–08 on loan to Heracles Almelo and helping the club narrowly avoid relegation.
Subsequently Gonzalo signed with FC Groningen, penning a four-year deal with the Euroborg outfit. First-choice in his debut season – 28 matches, four goals – he appeared rarely in 2009–10, being again loaned in the January transfer window, now to VVV-Venlo.
In June 2011, Gonzalo moved to Cyprus with AEK Larnaca FC. On the 14th, in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, he scored a hat-trick in a 8–0 routing of Maltese team Floriana FC.[2]
In June 2012, Gonzalo moved to Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv FC.
Honours
References
- ↑ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
- ↑ "Floriana v AEK Larnaca". UEFA.com. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
External links
- Groningen official profile (Dutch)
- BDFutbol profile
- Stats at Voetbal International (Dutch)
- Transfermarkt profile