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Santiago García
Personal information
Full name Santiago García
Date of birth (1988-07-08) 8 July 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Left Back
Team information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 2
Youth career
Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Rosario Central 16 (0)
2010– 2013 Palermo 35 (1)
2011–2012 → Novara (loan) 21 (1)
2013–2014 → Werder Bremen (loan) 22 (3)
2014– Werder Bremen 53 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

Santiago García (born 8 July 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Werder Bremen. He also holds Spanish citizenship.

Club career

Rosario Central

García started his career at hometown club Rosario Central, playing his first game with the team on a 0–1 defeat to Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata during the 2008 Apertura tournament.[2] He broke into the starting eleven during the 2010 Clausura tournament under the guidance of head coach Ariel Cuffaro Russo, relegating Ecuadorian international Paúl Ambrosi to the bench. García made a total 13 positive appearances which led to interest from a number of European clubs.[1]

Palermo and loan to Novara

On 12 July 2010, Palermo chairman and owner Maurizio Zamparini confirmed the signing of the Argentine defender from Rosario Central.[3] He debuted with the rosanero on 30 September against Lausanne in Europa League.

On 19 July 2011, newly promoted Serie A club Novara confirmed on its website to have signed García on loan from Palermo, with an option to acquire half of the player's rights by the end of the season. He scored his first goal in the Serie A on 13 May 2012 against Milan.

In the 2012–13 season, he returned to Palermo to replace Federico Balzaretti, who moved to Roma. In his second full season at the rosanero, he suffered relegation to Serie B and was often criticized by the team supporters due to the alleged poor quality of his performances.

In July 2013, García did not answer to the pre-season call-up from Palermo, his agent stating his intention not to play for the Sicilians anymore.

Werder Bremen

On 1 September 2013, Palermo announced to have loaned García to Werder Bremen with an option to sign him permanently.[4] In October 2013, Werder expressed their interest in turning the loan into a permanent deal.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 May 2016[6]
Club League Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rosario Central Primera División 2008–09 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2009–10 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Total 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Palermo Serie A 2010–11 3 0 1 0 3 0 7 0
Novara 2011–12 21 1 2 0 0 0 23 1
Palermo 2012–13 32 1 2 0 0 0 34 1
Total 56 2 5 0 3 0 64 2
Werder Bremen Bundesliga 2013–14 22 3 0 0 — 22 3
2014–15 24 0 3 0 — 18 0
2015–16 29 0 2 1 — 31 1
Total 75 3 5 1 0 0 80 4
Career total 147 5 10 1 3 0 160 6

References

  1. ^ a b c "MERCATO: LA SCHEDA DI SANTIGO GARCIA" (in Italian). Mediagol.it. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Santiago García profile" (in Spanish). Fútbol Pasión. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  3. ^ "ZAMPARINI: "PRESO SANTIAGO GARCIA"" (in Italian). Mediagol.it. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  4. ^ "GARCIA CEDUTO AL WERDER BREMA" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Werder zieht Kaufoption: Garcia bleibt in Bremen" (in German). SportBild. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Santiago García » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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