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Ruth García
Personal information
Full name Ruth García García[1]
Date of birth (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Camporrobles (Valencia), Spain[2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 FC Barcelona
Number 3
Youth career
2000–2004 CD Camporrobles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2013 Levante UD 204** (40**)
2013– FC Barcelona 30 (3)
International career‡
Spain U19 29 (1)
2005– Spain 52 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:44, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
**Source: Levante UD[3]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:24, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Template:Spanish name Ruth García García (born 26 March 1987) is a Spanish international football defender, who plays for Primera División club FC Barcelona. She previously played for Levante UD. She has won the 2004 U19 Euro, three Leagues and four national Cups. She has taken part in the qualifiers of 2009 Euro, 2011 World Cup and 2013 Euro as well as being part of Spain national teams at the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.

Club career

García joined Levante as a 17-year-old in 2004 and progressed to become an important part of the team which won the Copa de la Reina in 2005 and 2007. Levante also won the 2007–08 Superliga Femenina, earning García participation in the 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup.[4]

In July 2013 club captain García departed Levante after nine seasons and was immediately linked with a move to champions FC Barcelona.[5]

International career

García is a veteran of Spain's 2004 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title win and their subsequent 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship campaign. She appeared for the senior Spain women's national football team in a 2–2 home draw with Finland on 15 February 2005.[6]

In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda confirmed García as a member of his 23-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.[7]

Ruth was also called to be part of the squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[1]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 February 2008 Aranda de Duero, Spain  Northern Ireland 4–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
2. 26 June 2012 Aarau, Switzerland  Switzerland 1-2 4–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
3. 18 September 2015 Weinan, China  China 0-1 1–3 Friendly

Honours

Club

Levante UD
FC Barcelona

International

Spain

References

  1. ^ a b c "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Ruth profile". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Ruth profile". Levante UD. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. ^ Menayo, David (20 March 2012). "Un muro inquebrantable". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  5. ^ Fernández, Raquel (4 July 2013). "Ruth García se desvincula del Levante UD Femenino" (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  6. ^ Duret, Sébastien (3 September 2005). "International Matches (Women) 2005". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Spain stick with tried and trusted". Uefa.com. UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

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