Manuel García (footballer, born 1988)

Manuel García
Personal information
Full name	Juan Manuel García
Date of birth	8 July 1988
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	San Luis
Number	1
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2019

Juan Manuel García (born 8 July 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for San Luis.[1]

Career

García's first club were Rosario Central, he was promoted into the first-team during the 2010–11 Primera B Nacional when he was an unused substitute away to Defensa y Justicia on 19 June 2011.[1] In the following season, 2011–12, García made twenty-four appearances including his pro debut on 25 September 2011 versus Boca Unidos.[1] However, in the next five seasons, he featured just eighteen times.[1][2] In June 2016, García was loaned to Gimnasia y Esgrima of the Argentine Primera División.[3] He remained for half of 2016–17, but didn't make an appearance after being an unused sub fourteen times.[1][4]

In January 2017, García was signed permanently by Chilean Primera División side Deportes Antofagasta.[5][6] He made his debut on 19 February in a 5–0 victory over Universidad de Concepción.[1] On 7 July 2017, after thirteen games for Antofagasta, García returned to Argentina to join Huracán on loan.[7][8] He appeared three times during the 2017–18 campaign for the club.[1] August 2018 saw Garcia join Racing de Córdoba of Torneo Federal A.[1]

Garcia's twin brother, Santiago, is also a professional footballer.[9]

As of 8 September 2018.[1]

Club statistics
Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		League Cup		Continental[lower-alpha 2]		Other[lower-alpha 3]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rosario Central	2010–11	Primera B Nacional	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2011–12		24	0	3	0	—		—		2[lower-alpha 4]	0	29	0
	2012–13		2	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
	2013–14	Argentine Primera División	2	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
	2014		1	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	1	0
	2015		1	0	5	0	—		—		0	0	6	0
	2016		12	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	12	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		42	0	8	0	—		0	0	2	0	52	0
Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan)	2016–17	Argentine Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Deportes Antofagasta	2016–17	Chilean Primera División	13	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	13	0
	2017		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2018		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		13	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	13	0
Huracán (loan)	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	1	0	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 5]	0	0	0	3	0
Racing de Córdoba	2018–19	Torneo Federal A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Career total			56	0	8	0	—		2	0	2	0	68	0

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"Manu García, el arquero de la Copa". Rosario Central. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
"Rosario Central cede a Manuel García al Gimnasia y Esgrima". BeSoccer. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
"Manuel García profile". BDFA. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
"Manuel García es el nuevo portero de Deportes Antofagasta". Soy Chile. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
"Refuerzo de Antofagasta cuenta sus motivos para venir a Chile". AS. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
"Huracán refuerza su arco con la llegada de Manuel García". TyC Sports. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
"Manuel García es el primer refuerzo". Club Atlético Huracán. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
"Santiago García, el defensor sorpresa que está en la órbita del seleccionado". La Nación. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

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