Miguel Garcia (Portuguese footballer)
Portuguese footballer
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Miguel Ângelo Moita Garcia (born 4 February 1983) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back.
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Garcia in action for Orduspor in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Miguel Ângelo Moita Garcia[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1983[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Moura, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | 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
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| * 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 3–2 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 | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP | 2003–04[18] | Primeira Liga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004–05[18] | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[a] | 1 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2005–06[18] | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2006–07[18] | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 80 | 1 | ||
| Reggina | 2007–08[18] | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Olhanense | 2009–10[18] | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Braga | 2009–10[18] | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2010–11[18] | Primeira Liga | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15[d] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Orduspor | 2011–12[19] | Süper Lig | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |
| 2012–13[19] | Süper Lig | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 62 | 2 | |||
| Mallorca | 2013–14[19] | Segunda División | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| NorthEast United | 2014[19] | Indian Super League | 13 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Sporting Goa | 2015[19] | I-League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| NorthEast United | 2015[19] | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 192 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 238 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
