Ruth García
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruth García García | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Barcelona | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | CD Camporrobles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2013 | Levante | ||
| 2013– | FC Barcelona | 29 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| Spain U19 | |||
| 2005– | Spain | 43 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ruth García García (born 26 March 1987) is a Spanish international football defender, who plays for Primera División club FC Barcelona. She previously played for Levante UD. She has won the 2004 U19 Euro, one League and two national Cups, and she has taken part in the 2009 Euro, 2011 World Cup and 2013 Euro qualifying stages.
Club career
García joined Levante as a 17-year-old in 2004 and progressed to become an important part of the team which won the Copa de la Reina in 2005 and 2007. Levante also won the 2007–08 Superliga Femenina, earning García participation in the 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup.[1]
In July 2013 club captain García departed Levante after nine seasons and was immediately linked with a move to champions FC Barcelona.[2]
International career
García is a veteran of Spain's 2004 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title win and their subsequent 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship campaign. She appeared for the senior Spain women's national football team in a 2–2 home draw with Finland on 15 February 2005.[3]
In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda confirmed García as a member of his 23-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.[4]
Official international goals
- 2009 European Championship qualification
- 1 in Spain 4-0 Northern Ireland
References
- ↑ Menayo, David (20 March 2012). "Un muro inquebrantable". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ Fernández, Raquel (4 July 2013). "Ruth García se desvincula del Levante UD Femenino" (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ Duret, Sébastien (3 September 2005). "International Matches (Women) 2005". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
External links
- Profile at Levante UD
- Ruth García – FIFA competition record
- Ruth García on Twitter
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