Place of birth Santiago, Chile Name Gamadiel Garcia Years Team | 1991–1997 Universidad de Chile Height 1.72 m Number 12 Role Footballer | |
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Full name Gamadiel Adrian Garcia Sanchez Date of birth (1979-07-20) 20 July 1979 (age 36) | ||
Current team Club Deportes Concepcion | ||
Gamadiel garc a y su deuda con la u
Gamadiel Adrián García Sánchez ([ɡamaˈðjel aˈðɾjan ɣaɾˈsia ˈsantʃes], born 20 July 1979) is a Chilean professional footballer that currently plays for Primera División club Deportes Concepción as attacking midfielder.
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Gamadiel garc a
Club career
He debuted as professional footballer at Chilean powerhouse Universidad de Chile in 1998, in where García won his first two titles in his career, the same year: the league title and the Copa Chile. The next season, he was loaned to Coquimbo Unido for one season, he also was the top-scorer at the team of Coquimbo alongside Pascual de Gregorio. In January 2003, he moved to Mexico for play at Necaxa, in where he scored three goals in 48 appearances, and two years later, García signed a contract with Venezuelan Primera División giants Caracas, then playing the next seasons at Once Caldas and Maracaibo, and in 2006, he returned to his country for play his old club Coquimbo Unido.
In December 2006, García joined to Greek Super League side Skoda Xanthi for an undisclosed fee, returning the next season to Chile for play in Huachipato, in where he had successful spell, scoring 24 goals in 88 appearances at the team of Talcahuano. Four years later, he signed a contract with Deportes La Serena and the next season, thanks to his good campaign, García joined Deportivo Táchira, team that disputed the 2012 Copa Libertadores. In June, he returned to Chile and was signed by Primera División club Audax Italiano.
International career
García was part of the Chilean U-20 squad that played the 1999 South American Youth Championship made in Argentina. Three years later, he debuted for the adult squad against Turkey in a friendly game, on 17 April 2002, being this his only international appearance, despite of his another game disputed with Chile against Aragon in 2006, that was considered a non-official FIFA match.