Luis Garca (footballer, born 1978)

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Luis Garca

Garca playing for Liverpool in 2005

Personal information

Full name

Luis Javier Garca Sanz

Date of birth

24 June 1978 (age 36)

Place of birth

Badalona, Spain

Height

1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)

Playing position

Winger / Attacking midfielder

Club information

Current team

Atltico Kolkata

Number

10

Youth career

19941997

Barcelona

Senior career*

Apps

(Gls)

78

(27)

(0)

Toledo (loan)

17

(4)

20002001

Tenerife (loan)

40

(16)

20012002

Valladolid (loan)

25

(7)

20022003

Atltico Madrid

30

(9)

20032004

Barcelona

25

(4)

20042007

Liverpool

77

(18)

20072009

Atltico Madrid

48

(2)

20092010

Racing Santander

15

(0)

20102011

Panathinaikos

14

(1)

20112012

Puebla

32

(12)

20122013

Pumas UNAM

37

(4)

2014

Atltico Kolkata

13

(2)

20

(4)

(3)

Years

Team

19972002

Barcelona B

19992000

Valladolid (loan)

2000

National team

20052008

Spain

20012008

Catalonia

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league
only and correct as of 15:51, 7 December 2014 (UTC).
Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Garca and the
second or maternal family name is Sanz.
Luis Javier Garca Sanz (born 24 June 1978), known as Luis Garca, is a
Spanish footballer who plays for Atltico de Kolkata of the Indian Super League mainly as a left
winger.
Although naturally left-footed, he has the ability to kick with both feet and has a good aerial game,
despite a small frame. He played professionally for Barcelona and Atltico Madrid in his
homeland, amongst others being brought up in the former's youth ranks appearing abroad
for Liverpool, with which he won one Champions League amongst other major titles.
Over the course of eight seasons, Garca amassed La Liga totals of 150 games and 22 goals.
A Spanish international for three years, he represented the nation at the 2006 World Cup.