Gamadiel García

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Gamadiel García
Personal information
Full nameGamadiel Adrián García Sánchez
Date of birth20 July 1979
Place of birthSantiago, Chile
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Deportes Concepción
Number12
Youth career
1991–1997Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1998–2004Universidad de Chile48(8)
1999–2000→ Coquimbo Unido (loan)32(12)
2003–2004→ Necaxa (loan)48(3)
2005Caracas24(5)
2005Once Caldas18(2)
2006UA Maracaibo13(6)
2006Coquimbo Unido16(7)
2007Skoda Xanthi14(4)
2008–2010Huachipato88(24)
2011Deportes La Serena31(10)
2012Deportivo Táchira12(0)
2012–2013Audax Italiano43(5)
2014Coquimbo Unido16(2)
2014–Deportes Concepción11(2)
National team‡
1999Chile U209(3)
2002–2006Chile2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2008

Gamadiel Adrián García Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡamaˈðjel aˈðɾjan ɣaɾˈsia ˈsantʃes], born 20 July 1979) is a Chilean professional footballer that currently plays for Primera División club Deportes Concepción as attacking midfielder.

Club career

He debuted as professional footballer at Chilean powerhouse Universidad de Chile in 1998, in where García won his first two titles in his career, the same year: the league title and the Copa Chile. The next season, he was loaned to Coquimbo Unido for one season, he also was the top-scorer at the team of Coquimbo alongside Pascual de Gregorio. In January 2003, he moved to Mexico for play at Necaxa, in where he scored three goals in 48 appearances, and two years later, García signed a contract with Venezuelan Primera División giants Caracas, then playing the next seasons at Once Caldas and Unión Atlético Maracaibo, and in 2006, he returned to his country for play his old club Coquimbo Unido.

In December 2006, García joined to Greek Super League side Skoda Xanthi for an undisclosed fee,[1] returning the next season to Chile for play in Huachipato, in where he had successful spell, scoring 24 goals in 88 appearances at the team of Talcahuano. Four years later, he signed a contract with Deportes La Serena and the next season, thanks to his good campaign, García joined Deportivo Táchira, team that disputed the 2012 Copa Libertadores.[2] In June, he returned to Chile and was signed by Primera División club Audax Italiano.

International career

García was part of the Chilean U-20 squad that played the 1999 South American Youth Championship made in Argentina.[3] Three years later, he debuted for the adult squad against Turkey in a friendly game, on 17 April 2002, being this his only international appearance, despite of his another game disputed with Chile against Aragon in 2006, that was considered a non-official FIFA match.[4][5]

Honours

Club

Universidad de Chile
Once Caldas

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Elías Figueroa: "Matías Fernández es un reflejo para todos los jugadores"". Emol.com. Retrieved 9 January 2007.
  2. ↑ "Gamadiel García viajará a Venezuela para incorporarse a Deportivo Táchira". Cooperativa.cl. Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Figuras Chilenas en Sudamericanos Sub 20". Chileazul.cl. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "La selección chilena partió a su desafío en Zaragoza". Cooperativa.cl. Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 26 December 2006.
  5. ↑ "Elías Figueroa: "Matías Fernández es un reflejo para todos los jugadores"". Cooperativa.cl. Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 30 January 2006.

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