Miguel Garcia (footballer)
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| Miguel Garcia | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ângelo Moita Garcia | |
| Date of birth | February 4, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Moura, Portugal | |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 101⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Right back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Free agent | |
| Number | 15 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2000-2003 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003-2007 2007-2008 |
Sporting Lisbon Reggina |
60 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004-2006 | Portugal U-21 | |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Miguel Ângelo Moita Garcia, (born February 4, 1983 in Moura) is a Portuguese right defender, currently unattached.
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[edit] Club career
Garcia is a product of the youth teams of Sporting Clube de Portugal, and debuted with the first team in 2003-04, in a 2-1 away defeat against Académica de Coimbra.
The 2004-05 season was remarkable for Garcia. First, against SL Benfica, in the Portuguese Cup, he missed the penalty that eliminated Sporting in the round of 16, on January 26, 2005. A few months after, on May 5, 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.
Garcia signed a pre-contract agreement with Reggina Calcio, joining the club in summer of 2007 after the contract with Sporting expired. He had a serious knee injury in October 2007, and did not play a single match the entire season for the Italian side. On March 17, 2008, Reggina Calcio communicates to have rescinded the contract with Miguel Ângelo Moita Garcia[1].
[edit] International career
Garcia was a member of the Portuguese U-21 team at the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, which saw the team finishing third place, yet failing to gain a place to Athens for Olympic football.
He played in qualifying matches for 2006 U-21 Euro edition, but failed to have a place in the final squad.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Comunicato Stampa", regginacalcio.com, 2008-03-17. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
