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Miguel Garcia (Portuguese footballer)

Miguel Ângelo Moita Garcia (born 4 February 1983) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back.

Club career

Garcia was born in Moura, Alentejo, being a youth product of Sporting CP and making his debut with the first team in 2003–04, in a 2–1 away win against Académica de Coimbra where he played the first half.[2] The following season was remarkable for him: first, against S.L. Benfica in the Taça de Portugal, he missed the penalty that eliminated his team in the round of 16 on 26 January 2005.[3] On 5 May, in the last minute of extra time, he scored a header in the UEFA Cup semi-finals second leg against AZ Alkmaar, as Sporting lost 3–2 away but qualified through the away goals rule.[4]

Garcia signed a pre-contract agreement with Reggina Calcio, joining in summer 2007 after his link with Sporting expired. He suffered a serious knee injury in October, and did not play a single match for the Italian side; on 17 March of the following year, the club communicated the decision to terminate his contract.[5]

In July 2009, after more than two years out of football, Garcia joined Jorge Costa's S.C. Olhanense, recently promoted to the Primeira Liga.[6] However, as João Pereira arrived from S.C. Braga to former side Sporting in late December, he was chosen as his immediate replacement, moving for €50,000 on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[7]

On 1 September 2014, after spells in Turkey[8] and Spain,[9] Garcia joined NorthEast United FC for the inaugural campaign of the Indian Super League.[10][11] On 15 January of the following year he signed with another club in the nation, I-League's Sporting Clube de Goa,[12] returning to his previous team on 20 June.[13]

After suffering a bilateral achilles tendinopathy injury in the opening game of the 2015 season, against Kerala Blasters FC on 6 October, Garcia was sidelined for several months.[14]

International career

Garcia was a member of the Portugal under-21 side at the 2004 UEFA European Championship, which saw them finish in third place.[15] He failed to gain a place in the squad that competed in Olympic football in Athens the same year, however.[16]

Post-retirement

After retiring, Garcia majored in real estate and started his own company.[17]

Career statistics

  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Honours

Sporting CP

Braga

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Miguel Garcia" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Académica-Sporting, 1–2 (Alvim 52; Lourenço 67, Beto 90)". Record (in Portuguese). 16 August 2003. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Taça: Benfica derrota Sporting ao 14º penálti" [Cup: Benfica defeat Sporting at the 14th penalty] (in Portuguese). Relvado. 26 January 2005. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. ^ "2004/05: Carvalho inspires CSKA to 'landmark victory'". UEFA. 1 June 2005. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Comunicato stampa" [Official announcement] (in Italian). Reggina Calcio. 17 March 2008. Archived from the original on 25 May 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  6. ^ "Miguel Garcia assina por duas épocas com o Olhanense" [Miguel Garcia signs for two seasons with Olhanense]. Público (in Portuguese). 21 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  7. ^ "OFICIAL: Miguel Garcia é jogador do Sp. Braga" [OFFICIAL: Miguel Garcia is a Sp. Braga player] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Braga'lı Garcia Orduspor'da" [Braga's Garcia to Orduspor] (in Turkish). Haberciniz. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  9. ^ "El Mallorca ficha al portugués Miguel García" [Mallorca sign Portuguese Miguel Garcia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Sindicato consegue clube para Miguel Garcia na Índia" [Union finds club for Miguel Garcia in India] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  11. ^ "NorthEast United FC signs Portuguese Miguel Garcia". Football Masala. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  12. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (15 January 2015). "Sporting sign Garcia". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  13. ^ Chandra, Shikharr (20 June 2015). "NorthEast United retain Miguel Garcia". Goal. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  14. ^ Parasar, Swapnaneel (15 October 2015). "Indian Super League: Miguel Garcia, Kondwani Mtonga and Boubacar Sanogo ruled out of ISL". Goal. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Portugal earn Athens adventure". UEFA. 8 June 2004. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  16. ^ "Fernando Meira, Boa Morte e Ronaldo convocados para os Jogos Olímpicos" [Fernando Meira, Boa Morte and Ronaldo selected for the Olympic Games]. Público (in Portuguese). 21 July 2004. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  17. ^ Pereira, Sérgio (4 October 2018). "Miguel Garcia, a nova vida do herói de Alkmaar" [Miguel Garcia, the new life of the hero of Alkmaar] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h Miguel Garcia at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  19. ^ a b c d e f "Miguel Garcia". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  20. ^ "Taça de Portugal: Sporting goleia (6–0) Pinhalnovense" [Portuguese Cup: Sporting rout (6–0) Pinhalnovense]. Público (in Portuguese). 10 February 2007. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  21. ^ a b Cruz Martins, André (17 December 2016). ""No intervalo da final da Taça UEFA de 2005 já pensávamos onde íamos comemorar"" ["We were already thinking about where we were going to celebrate during half-time of the 2005 UEFA Cup final"]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

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