Santiago García (soccer player, 1988)

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Santiago García
Universidad de Chile v Unión La Calera 20200227 11.jpg
García in the shirt of Unión La Calera
Personnel
Surname Santiago García
birthday July 8, 1988
place of birth Rosario ,  Argentina
size 191 cm
position Full-back
Juniors
Years station
0000-2010 Rosario Central
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2010 Rosario Central 14 (0)
2010-2013 US Palermo 35 (2)
2011–2012 →  Novara Calcio  (loan) 21 (1)
2013 Rangers de Talca 0 (0)
2013-2017 Werder Bremen 94 (4)
2015 Werder Bremen II 1 (0)
2017-2020 Deportivo Toluca 58 (2)
2020– Unión La Calera 6 (0)
1 Only league games are given.
As of July 6, 2020

Santiago "Santi" García (born July 8, 1988 in Rosario , Santa Fe Province ) is an Argentine football player on the position of a left full-back. He is also an Italian citizen.

Career

García began his footballing career at the Rosario Central club based in his hometown . After playing there for the first half of 2010, he joined US Palermo in Italy. In the Sicilians, however, he could not prevail and spent the 2011/12 season on loan from league competitor Novara Calcio . After problems with the fans, García terminated his contract early in 2013. He was then signed by the Chilean club Rangers de Talca and loaned to the German first division club Werder Bremen for a year with a purchase option . On September 21, 2013 (6th matchday), the left-back made his competitive debut for Werder Bremen in a 2-0 away win against Hamburger SV . On November 3, 2013 (11th matchday) he scored his first goal for SV Werder in the home game against Hannover 96 with a 3-2 final score in the 86th minute. On February 1, 2014 (19th matchday), he received his first yellow-red card in the Bundesliga in the away game at FC Augsburg . On April 30, 2014, SV Werder Bremen made use of a purchase option; García signed a three-year contract until June 30, 2017. In 2017 it was announced that Garcia will not renew his contract with Werder Bremen. He moved to the Mexican club Deportivo Toluca on a free transfer . On January 15, 2020, he moved to Unión La Calera in the Chilean Primera División for free .

Private

García's twin brother Manuel is also a soccer player. He is under contract with the Club de Deportes Antofagasta . Santiago has been married to field hockey player Carla Arpi since June 4, 2016.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Werder brings left-back Santiago Garcia ( Memento from November 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (werder.de, accessed on September 2, 2013)
  2. ↑ Bremen striker scores for the first time since February 16 (kicker.de, accessed on November 5, 2013)
  3. ↑ Garcia ensures the happy ending in Bremen (kicker.de, accessed on November 5, 2013)
  4. ↑ Werder takes option: Garcia will stay three more years ( memento from May 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) werder.de, accessed on April 30, 2014
  5. ↑ Werder Bremen: Brothers Association in Berlin: 'Santi' on the square, Manuel in the fan block ( memento from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), December 12, 2013.

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personal data
SURNAME García, Santiago
ALTERNATIVE NAMES García, Santi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Argentinian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Rosario , Argentina