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.

Not to be confused with Migue García.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Moita and the second or paternal family name is García.
Miguel Garcia
Garcia in action for Orduspor in 2012
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ângelo Moita Garcia[1]
Date of birth (1983-02-04) 4 February 1983[1]
Place of birth Moura, Portugal[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1992–1997 Moura
1997–2002 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Sporting CP B 37 (0)
2003–2007 Sporting CP 61 (0)
2007–2008 Reggina 0 (0)
2009 Olhanense 11 (0)
2010–2011 Braga 23 (0)
2011–2013 Orduspor 56 (2)
2013–2014 Mallorca 10 (0)
2014 NorthEast United 13 (0)
2015 Sporting Goa 17 (0)
2015 NorthEast United 1 (0)
Total 229 (2)
International career
2001 Portugal U17 7 (0)
2001–2002 Portugal U19 12 (0)
2003 Portugal U20 7 (0)
2004–2005 Portugal U21 12 (0)
2006 Portugal B 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Third place2004 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 2–3 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
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP 2003–04[18] Primeira Liga 250000000
2004–05[18] Primeira Liga 150207[lower-alpha 1]1241
2005–06[18] Primeira Liga 160403[lower-alpha 2]0230
2006–07[18] Primeira Liga 50102[lower-alpha 3]080
Total 61070121801
Reggina 2007–08[18] Serie A 0000—00
Olhanense 2009–10[18] Primeira Liga 11010—120
Braga 2009–10[18] Primeira Liga 50200070
2010–11[18] Primeira Liga 1803015[lower-alpha 4]0360
Total 23050150430
Orduspor 2011–12[19] Süper Lig 30250—352
2012–13[19] Süper Lig 26010—270
Total 56260—622
Mallorca 2013–14[19] Segunda División 10000—100
NorthEast United 2014[19] Indian Super League 130—130
Sporting Goa 2015[19] I-League 17000—170
NorthEast United 2015[19] Indian Super League 10—10
Career total 19221902712383
  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. "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". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji: 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. Miguel Garcia at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  19. "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. 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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