Manu García (footballer, born 1986)

Manu García
Personal information
Full name Manuel Alejandro García Sánchez
Date of birth (1986-04-26) 26 April 1986
Place of birth Vitoria, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Alavés
Number 19
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Real Sociedad B 101 (18)
2008–2010 Eibar 35 (6)
2008–2009 → Real Unión (loan) 29 (8)
2010–2012 Logroñés 53 (13)
2012– Alavés 167 (14)
National team‡
2003 Spain U17 1 (0)
2016– Basque Country 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 December 2016

Manuel 'Manu' Alejandro García Sánchez (born 26 April 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo Alavés. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also play as a winger or a left back.[1]

Football career

Early career

Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, García finished his formation with Real Sociedad, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2005–06 season, in Segunda División B. In July 2008 he signed for Segunda División club SD Eibar, but was immediately loaned to Real Unión in the third level.[2]

García featured regularly during his loan spell, scoring eight goals to help his team return to division two after 44 years. In July 2009 he rejoined the Armeros, who in turn suffered relegation;[3] despite being an undisputed starter during the campaign, he was deemed suplus to requirements in July 2010.[4]

On 30 December 2010, García joined fellow third tier side UD Logroñés.[5] In 2011–12 he netted a career-best seven goals, as they finished two points short of the play-offs.

Alavés

In June 2012, García moved to Deportivo Alavés,[6] and was an ever-present figure in his first year, appearing in 37 league matches to help his team achieve promotion to the second division in the playoffs.

On 24 August 2013 he appeared in his first game as a professional, a 1–1 home draw against UD Las Palmas.[7] He scored his first professional goal on 15 September 2013, netting in a 1–2 away loss to Real Murcia.[8] On 2 July 2014, he signed a new two-year contract with the Basques.[9]

García contributed with 37 appearances and five goals in 2015–16, and Alavés returned to La Liga after ten years.[10] He made his debut in the league on 21 August, starting and scoring a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 draw at Atlético Madrid.[11]

Honours

Alavés

References

  1. ↑ "100 veces Manu" [100 times Manu] (in Spanish). Noticias de Álava. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "El Real Unión da a conocer las bajas" [Real Unión make the departures known]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 25 June 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ángel Viadero dice que "quiero que la afición se sienta orgullosa del equipo"" [Ángel Viadero says that he "wants the supporters to feel proud of the team"]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 2 July 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cascón, Lanzarote y Hadzic se incorporan al proyecto del Eibar" [Cascón, Lanzarote and Hadzic added to Eibar's project]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 1 September 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Manu García rescinde con el Eibar y fichará por el Logroñés" [Manu García cuts ties with Eibar and will sign with Logroñés]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 30 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "Manu García cambia la UDL por el Alavés" [Manu García exchanges UDL for Alavés] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 28 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "El balón parado propicia el reparto de puntos en Mendizorroza" [Set piece gives draw in Mendizorroza]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "El Murcia se consolida en la zona noble con un gol 'in extremis'" [Murcia consolidate in top part of the table with a goal 'in extremis']. Marca (in Spanish). 15 September 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "El capitán Manu García se queda en el Alavés" [Captain Manu García remains at Alavés]. El Correo (in Spanish). 2 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "El Alavés vuelve a Primera" [Alavés returns to Primera]. El País (in Spanish). 29 May 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Al Atleti le sobra el final" [To Atleti the ending is too much]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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