Miguel Garcia (footballer)
 Garcia in action for Orduspor | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ângelo Moita Garcia | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Moura, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Mallorca | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2003 | Sporting B | 37 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Sporting CP | 61 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Reggina | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Olhanense | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Braga | 22 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Orduspor | 56 | (2) |
| 2013– | Mallorca | 9 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2006 | Portugal U21 | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Miguel Ângelo Moita Garcia (born 4 February 1983 in Moura) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca in Spain, mainly as a right defender.
Club career
Garcia, a product of the youth teams of Sporting Clube de Portugal, made his debuts with the first team in the 2003–04 season, in a 1–2 away loss against Académica de Coimbra. The 2004–05 campaign was remarkable for him: first, against Sport Lisboa e Benfica, in the Portuguese Cup, he missed the penalty that eliminated his team in the round-of-16 on 26 January 2005; a few months after, on 5 May, in the last minute of extra time, he scored a header in the UEFA Cup semi-finals second leg against AZ Alkmaar, as Sporting lost 2–3 away but qualified through the away goals rule.[1]
Garcia signed a pre-contract agreement with Reggina Calcio, joining the club in summer of 2007 after his link with Sporting expired. He suffered a serious knee injury in October, and did not play a single match the entire season for the Italian side; on 17 March of the following year, the club communicated the decision to rescind his contract.[2]
In mid-July, after more than one year out of football, Garcia signed with Jorge Costa's S.C. Olhanense, freshly promoted to the top division. However, as João Pereira was signed from Sporting de Braga to former side Sporting in late December 2009, he was chosen as his immediate replacement, moving for €50,000 in a one 1/2-year contract.
International career
Garcia was a member of the Portuguese U-21 team at the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, which saw the team finishing third place, yet failing to gain a place to Athens for Olympic football.
He also appeared during the 2006 edition's qualifying stage, but failed to have a place in the final squad as the tournament was held in Portugal.
Honours
- Portuguese Cup: 2006–07
- UEFA Europa League: Runner-up 2004–05, 2010–11
References
- ↑ 2004/05: Carvalho inspires CSKA to 'landmark victory'; UEFA.com, 1 June 2005
- ↑ "Comunicato Stampa" [Official announcement] (in Italian). Reggina Calcio. 17 March 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
External links
- Miguel Garcia at footballzz.co.uk
- Stats at ForaDeJogo
- Official website at BancadaVIP (Portuguese)
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