Luwamo Garcia
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luwamo Garcia | ||
Date of birth | 1 May 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Standard Liège | |||
Genk | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Genk | 3 | (0) |
2004–2006 | VVV-Venlo | 67 | (13) |
2006–2009 | RKC Waalwijk | 80 | (18) |
2009–2011 | Ethnikos Asteras | 39 | (30) |
2011 | Alki Larnaca | 13 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Caála | ||
2013–2014 | Progresso Sambizanga | ||
2014–2016 | Tilleur | ||
2016–2017 | |||
2017 | |||
National team | |||
2000–2001 | Belgium U16 | 11 | (2) |
2001–2002 | Belgium U17 | 9 | (3) |
2002–2003 | Belgium U18 | 15 | (1) |
2003–2005 | Belgium U19 | 19 | (2) |
2005 | Belgium U20 | 2 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 June 2010 (UTC) |
Luwamo Garcia (born 1 May 1985) is an former professional footballer. Born in Angola, he is a Belgian youth international and has appeared at all levels from under-16 to under-21. At club level, he played in Belgium, the Netherlands, Greece, Cyprus and his native Angola.
Career[]
Born in Luanda, Angola, Garcia made his debut in professional football, being part of the Genk squad in the 2003–04 season. He also played for VVV-Venlo before joining RKC Waalwijk. Afterwards he played in Angola for Caála and Progresso Sambizanga.[1] From January 2015, Garcia played for Tilleur in Belgium.[2] In 2016, he moved to . During a practice session, he suffered a transient ischemic attack which left him impaired in speech and movement for some time after. This forced him to retire from football.[1]
Post-retirement[]
After his retirement from professional football, Garcia owned a transport company and worked for FedEx and TNT Express.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Hoe gaat het nu met Luwamo Garcia?". Venlonaren (in Dutch). 18 November 2019.
- ^ Thyssen, Emmanuel (11 November 2014). ""Relever le challenge de la montée"". DH Les Sports + (in French).
External links[]
- (in Dutch) Player profile at Voetbal International
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Angolan footballers
- Angolan expatriate footballers
- Belgian footballers
- Belgian expatriate footballers
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Belgian First Division A players
- VVV-Venlo players
- RKC Waalwijk players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Eredivisie players
- Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players
- Alki Larnaca FC players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Association football forwards
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Angolan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Belgium youth international footballers
- Belgium under-21 international footballers
- C.R. Caála players
- R.F.C. Tilleur players
- Progresso Associação do Sambizanga players
- Angolan football biography stubs