Pablo García (footballer, born 1977)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pablo Gabriel García Pérez[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 11 May 1977||
Place of birth | Pando, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | PAOK B (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–1996 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Montevideo Wanderers | 35 | (1) |
1997–2000 | Atlético Madrid B | 38 | (3) |
1997 | → Real Valladolid (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1998 | → Peñarol (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2000–2002 | Milan | 5 | (0) |
2002 | → Venezia (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2002–2005 | Osasuna | 78 | (6) |
2005–2008 | Real Madrid | 22 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → Celta (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → Murcia (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2008–2013 | PAOK | 109 | (5) |
2014 | Skoda Xanthi | 3 | (0) |
Total | 348 | (15) | |
National team | |||
1997–2007 | Uruguay | 66 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
2015–2016 | PAOK U19 (Assistant Coach) | ||
2016–2020 | PAOK U19 | ||
2020–2021 | PAOK | ||
2021– | PAOK B | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Pablo Gabriel García Pérez (American Spanish: [ˈpaβlo ɣaˈβɾjel ɣaɾˈsi.a ˈpeɾes];[a] born 11 May 1977) is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Greek Super League 2 club PAOK B.
A player of physical approach to the game (which earned him a reputation for being a dirty player), his nickname is Canario (canary), referring to his birthplace.[2][3] He spent most of his professional career in La Liga, amassing 135 appearances in six years in representation of four teams, but also played several seasons in Greece with PAOK.[4]
A Uruguayan international over one decade, García appeared for the nation at the 2002 World Cup and two Copa América tournaments.
Club career[]
Early career[]
Born in Pando, Canelones Department, García started his career in Montevideo Wanderers FC. After a six-month spell at Peñarol he was transferred to Atlético Madrid but, however, would never make it past their reserves, being subsequently transferred to Italian giants A.C. Milan after two years.[5]
After just five Serie A appearances during the 2000–01 season, García was loaned to fellow league club Venezia A.C. in January 2002. In spite of their relegation, he had overall good performances.[5]
Spain[]
Moving to CA Osasuna for the 2002–03 campaign,[6] García played intense football throughout three seasons in Navarre. In his first match, a 2–2 La Liga draw at Villarreal CF on 1 September 2002, he collected a booking and scored the match's final goal.[7]
In the final of the 2005 Copa del Rey García, already an essential midfield element for Osasuna, received a straight red card after a dangerous challenge on Real Betis' Joaquín, in an eventual 2–1 extra time loss.[8] However, he had already caught the eye of Real Madrid which signed the player to a three-year contract, with compatriot Carlos Diogo also being purchased.[9]
After having received 17 yellow (season-most) and one red cards during 2004–05 (the Cup final notwithstanding),[10] García made his Real Madrid official debut on 10 September 2005, playing 11 minutes in a 2–3 home defeat to RC Celta de Vigo.[11] Eventually, he won the battle for the team's first-choice holding midfielder over Thomas Gravesen, although none were an undisputed starter.[12][13]
After helping Madrid to a runner-up place in the 2005–06 season, García was deemed surplus to requirements by new boss Fabio Capello and, on 29 August 2006, he signed a one-year loan contract with Celta.[14] After an uneventful personal campaign where he was injured for most of the year[15][16] and his club was also relegated, he returned to Real Madrid in July 2007 to be loaned immediately again, this time to newly promoted Real Murcia.[17]
PAOK[]
“Caer estα permitido, levantarse es obligatorio”
Pablo García has a tattoo of this phrase on his left chest. It is a way of life for him.
After another relegation, García was released by Real Madrid on 10 July 2008[18] and, on the 23rd, agreed to join PAOK FC in Greece. He quickly became a fan favorite, not as much for his defensive abilities rather than his hot temper; managing to receive three red cards in his first six games, and also starring in an infamous incident with Olympiacos F.C. player Diogo Luís Santo during a derby. After being hit in the face by Diogo's elbow in a confrontation during a set piece, García retaliated with a punch to the Brazilian's belly; both actions surprisingly eluded the referee's attention, but the Uruguayan eventually received a three-match ban.[4]
García's second season was much better overall, as PAOK only conceded 16 goals in 30 matches, finishing second in the table, with him forming a stable midfield partnership with Spaniard Vitolo. On 21 February 2010 he scored a spectacular goal during a home league match against Panathinaikos,[19] helping PAOK to win that match 2-1 and reduce the difference to Panathinaikos to two points. Additionally, he renewed his link to the club until 2012, even agreeing to a reduction in his salary in line with the club's stagnant finances.[2]
On 23 May 2012, it was announced that the 35-year-old García renewed his contract for one more year.[20] On 20 March of the following year, he was mutually released from contract after several incidents with coach Giorgos Donis.[21]
García returned to PAOK on 4 June 2013 at the request of major shareholder Ivan Savvidis, agreeing to a one-year deal.[22] In the following winter transfer window, however, he left for fellow league side Skoda Xanthi FC,[23] retiring after a couple of months at the age of 37 and settling in Thessaloniki.[24]
On 24 May 2015, García returned to PAOK in an unspecified position.[25] The following month, the club's sporting director Frank Arnesen announced that the former would start his managerial career as an assistant in the under-17 team.[26]
García was undefeated for 78 matches during his spell at the helm of the under-19 side, winning two national championships in the process.[27] On 30 October 2020, he was appointed coach of the main squad following the dismissal of Abel Ferreira.[28] The following 22 May, he won the domestic cup with a 2–1 victory over league winners Olympiacos in the final.[29] Despite winning the cup, his contract wasn't renewed, since the president decided to hire Razvan Lucescu, the coach that led PAOK in winning the double in the 2018-19 season. Instead, Garcia was offered again a position at the reserve team.[30]
International career[]
A full Uruguayan international since 13 December 1997, in a King Fahd Cup match against United Arab Emirates, García quickly developed into a mainstay for the national team, going on to earn a total of 66 caps.[31][32] He played all 270 minutes in the country's participation in the 2002 FIFA World Cup,[33][34][35] but was not able to help qualify for the 2006 edition after losing a penalty shootout to Australia on 16 November 2005.[36]
García scored a powerful finesse shot from outside the box against Venezuela in the 2007 Copa América quarter-finals,[37] but also missed a decisive penalty against Brazil in the next round.[38]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 21 July 2021
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Montevideo Wanderers | 1996 | Primera División | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
1997 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
Atlético Madrid B | 1997–98 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
1999–2000 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
Real Valladolid (loan) | 1997–98 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Peñarol (loan) | 1998 | Primera División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 47 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 50 | 3 | |||
A.C. Milan | 2000–01 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Venezia (loan) | 2001–02 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
Osasuna | 2002–03 | La Liga | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
2003–04 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
2004–05 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
Real Madrid | 2005–06 | La Liga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
Celta de Vigo (loan) | 2006–07 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
Real Murcia (loan) | 2007–08 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
Total | 154 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 166 | 6 | |||
PAOK | 2008–09 | Super League Greece | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
2010–11 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 44 | 2 | |||
2011–12 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Xanthi | 2013–14 | Super League Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 112 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 1 | — | 156 | 6 | |||
Career total | 348 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 16 |
Managerial statistics[]
- As of match played 19 December 2021[39]
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
PAOK U19 | 10 September 2016 | 29 October 2020 | 85 | 71 | 11 | 3 | 83.53 | |||
PAOK | 30 October 2020 | 22 May 2021 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 54.76 | |||
PAOK B | 15 July 2021 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 22.22 | ||||
Career totals | 136 | 96 | 24 | 16 | 70.59 |
Honours[]
Player[]
Osasuna
International
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 1997[40]
- Copa América runner-up: 1999[41]
Individual
- PAOK MVP of the Season: 2011–12
Manager[]
PAOK U19
- Superleague Greece Youth: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
PAOK
Notes[]
- ^ In isolation, Gabriel and García are pronounced [ɡaˈβɾjel] and [ɡaɾˈsi.a] respectively.
References[]
- ^ a b c Pablo García at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Casado, Edu (5 March 2015). "Qué fue de… Pablo García: garra uruguaya en grandes de España" [What happened to… Pablo García: Uruguayan spunk in Spanish greats]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Pablo García: "El fútbol griego lleva años podrido"" [Pablo García: "Greek football has been rotten for years"]. El Observador (in Spanish). 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b Bakoulis, Niki (25 October 2016). "Τον Γκαρσία δεν θα τον προκαλείς. Τον Γκαρσία" [García will not be challenged. García] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b Valderrama, Antonio (23 August 2015). "Pablo García, el uruguayo" [Pablo García, the Uruguayan] (in Spanish). La Galerna. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Osasuna snap up Uruguayan". UEFA. 23 August 2002. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Se relajó y le empataron" [They relaxed and allowed draw] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 1 September 2002. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Dani delivers for Betis". UEFA. 12 June 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Uruguayan pair make Madrid move". UEFA. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ Gómez, Javi; Bergasa, Javier (2 May 2018). "Las amarillas de Mérida" [Mérida's yellows] (in Spanish). Noticias de Navarra. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Segurola, Santiago (11 September 2005). "Un marciano con silbato" [A Marcian with a whistle]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Recalde, Mikel (16 September 2005). "Pablo García desplaza a Gravesen del cuadrado" [Pablo García takes Gravesen's place in square]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Colino, Carmen (8 February 2006). "Gravesen empieza a ser un problema en el Madrid" [Gravesen is starting to be a problem at Madrid]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Pablo García joins Celta expedition". UEFA. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ "El Celta sentencia ante un Nàstic débil en defensa" [Celta finish it against defensively weak Nàstic]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 10 September 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Jiménez, Carlos (23 December 2006). "Pablo García podría dejar el Celta en el mes de enero" [Pablo García might leave Celta in the month of January]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "El Real Madrid cede al uruguayo Pablo García al Murcia" [Real Madrid loan Uruguayan Pablo García to Murcia]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 July 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Real announce Garcia departure". FIFA. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ Μπαντής, Βασίλης (20 December 2020). "ΠΑΟΚ – Παναθηναϊκός 2-1: Όταν ο Γκαρσία «λύγιζε» μετά το απίθανο γκολ-φάουλ (vid)". sportime.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Επέκταση συμβολαίου με τον Pablo Garcia" (in Greek). PAOK FC. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ Sundoulidis, Stavros. "ΠΑΟΚ – Δώνης: Μια σχέση…" [PAOK – Donis: A relationship…] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Επιστρέφει στον ΠΑΟΚ ο Πάμπλο Γκαρσία" [Pablo García returns to PAOK] (in Greek). Iefimerida. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Γκαρσία: Θα τιμήσω τη φανέλα της Ξάνθης!" [García: I will honour Xanthi's shirt!] (in Greek). Sigma Live. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Castro, Juan (13 March 2018). "Pablo García, el ídolo del PAOK que se sintió un 'extraterrestre' en el Real Madrd [sic]" [Pablo García, PAOK's idol who felt like an 'alien' in Real Madrid]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Και ο Πάμπλο Γκαρσία στην οικογένεια του ΠΑΟΚ! [Pablo Garcia in PAOK's family!] (in Greek). PAOK FC. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ Προπονητής ο Πάμπλο [Coach Pablo] (in Greek). PAOK 24. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ V., Christophe (1 November 2020). "Panetolikos-PAOK". Inside Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Uruguayo Pablo García nuevo entrenador del PAOK de Salónica" [Uruguay's Pablo García new manager of PAOK Thessaloniki] (in Spanish). Infobae. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Paok win Greek cup final over Olympiakos". Greek City Times. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Giombanoglou, Savvas (26 May 2021). "Τέλος ο Γκαρσία από τον ΠΑΟΚ" [End of the road for García at PAOK] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. "Uruguay – Record international players". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. "Pablo Garcia – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "Tomasson double sinks Uruguay". BBC Sport. 1 June 2002. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "France face anxious wait". BBC Sport. 6 June 2002. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Senegal cling on to qualify". BBC Sport. 11 June 2002. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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- ^ "¿Otra vez a amargar al dueño de casa?" [Out to get hosts again?] (in Spanish). Ovación Digital. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Brazil reach Copa America final". BBC Sport. 11 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ Pablo García at Soccerway
- ^ "El Mundial Sub 20. El Sub 20, otra vez campeón del mundo" [Under 20 World Cup. The Under 20s, world champions again]. La Nación (in Spanish). 6 July 1997. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Tabeira, Martín. "Copa América 1999". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
External links[]
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- Pablo García at BDFutbol
- Stats at Lega Serie A (in Italian)
- Stats at Superleague Greece
- National team data (in Spanish)
- Pablo García at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pablo García – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Pando, Uruguay
- Uruguayan people of Spanish descent
- Uruguayan footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players
- Peñarol players
- Serie A players
- A.C. Milan players
- Venezia F.C. players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Atlético Madrid B players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- CA Osasuna players
- Real Madrid CF players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- Real Murcia players
- Super League Greece players
- PAOK FC players
- Xanthi F.C. players
- Uruguay under-20 international footballers
- Uruguay international footballers
- 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 1999 Copa América players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 2007 Copa América players
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Super League Greece managers
- PAOK FC managers
- Uruguayan expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Greece
- PAOK FC non-playing staff