Genís García Junyent
Not to be confused with Andorran footballer Genís García Iscla. Template:Spanish name
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Genís García Junyent | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Sabadell, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1989 | Mercantil | ||
| 1989–1994 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Barcelona C | 16 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Barcelona B | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–2005 | Sabadell | 234 | (11) |
| Total | 255 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Spain U18 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Genís García Junyent (born 7 June 1975), known simply as Genís, is a Spanish retired footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also operate as a defensive midfielder.
Football career
Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Genís was a product of FC Barcelona's prolific youth ranks, La Masia. He could only play five matches for the reserves over the course of two second division seasons,[1] due to a severe knee injury.
Genís resumed his career in the third level with neighbouring club CE Sabadell FC,[2] being an undisputed starter during most of his stay and eventually gaining team captaincy. Due to constant physical ailments, now in the ankle, he was forced to retire in late 2005.[3]
Personal life
Genís' brothers, Óscar and Roger, were also footballers. All youth products of Barcelona, they had however different fates as professionals,[4] as his siblings went on to have relatively successful careers in La Liga, including with Barça's first team.
On 17 June 1997, during the final of the Copa Catalunya, all three appeared with the full side in a 1–3 loss to CE Europa.[5]
References
- ^ "El Barça del 2000, a escena" [2000s Barça, to the stage] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 August 1996. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "El Sabadell se presenta y el Terrassa juega otro 'bolo'" [Sabadell present and Terrassa play another ‘pick-up’] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 August 1997. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Genís Garcia Junyent es retira del futbol per una lesió al turmell" [Genís García Junyent retires from football due to an ankle injury] (in Catalan). Televisió de Catalunya. 14 October 2005. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Barça brothers". FC Barcelona. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "El Europa completa su gesta ganando al Barça" [Europa complete their exploit by defeating Barça] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 June 1997. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
External links
- Genís García at BDFutbol