Martín García (footballer, born 1981)

Martín García
Personal information
Full name Martín Edwin García Díaz
Date of birth (1981-03-02) 2 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
América de Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Independiente Santa Fe
1999–2000 Envigado
2001–2002 Deportes Quindío
2003–2004 Alianza 18 (11)
2005 Millonarios 31 (8)
2005–2006 São Caetano 11 (2)
2007 Vasco da Gama 9 (3)
2007 Necaxa 8 (0)
2008 Millonarios 15 (4)
2008–2009 Necaxa
2009 Nanchang Bayi 22 (19)
2009–2010 Veracruz
2010 Shanghai East Asia 12 (2)
2011 Sport Boys
2011 Cienciano
2012 Cúcuta Deportivo
2012 Unión Comercio
2013 Tianjin Songjiang 28 (5)
2014 América de Cali
2015 Atlético Marte 16 (5)
2015– Cúcuta Deportivo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martín Edwin García (Latin American Spanish: [maɾtinˈeðwiŋ ɡaɾˈsi.a];[a] born 2 March 1981 in Bogotá, Cundinamarca) is a Colombian football forward who last played for Tianjin Songjiang.

Club career

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García played youth football with América de Cali, before making his professional debut in the Copa Mustang with Independiente Santa Fe in 1998. He played several seasons with Alianza in El Salvador,[1] before returning to Colombia where he would play several seasons with Millonarios in the Copa Mustang. He played for Vasco da Gama and São Caetano in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[2] García also had a brief spell with Necaxa in the Primera División de México.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ In isolation, Martín and Edwin are pronounced [maɾˈtin] and [ˈeðwin] respectively.

References

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  1. ^ Herrera, Daniel (23 October 2001). "Más café para Alianza". El Diario del Hoy. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Futpédia: Martín Garcia". Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  3. ^ Martín GarcíaLiga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)