Gamadiel Adrián García Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡamaˈðjel aˈðɾjaŋ ɡaɾˈsia ˈsantʃes], born 20 July 1979) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gamadiel Adrián García Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1997 | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Universidad de Chile | 48 | (8) |
| 1999–2000 | → Coquimbo Unido (loan) | 32 | (12) |
| 2003–2004 | → Necaxa (loan) | 48 | (3) |
| 2005 | Caracas | 24 | (5) |
| 2005 | Once Caldas | 18 | (2) |
| 2006 | UA Maracaibo | 13 | (6) |
| 2006 | Coquimbo Unido | 16 | (7) |
| 2007 | Skoda Xanthi | 14 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Huachipato | 88 | (24) |
| 2011 | Deportes La Serena | 31 | (10) |
| 2012 | Deportivo Táchira | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Audax Italiano | 43 | (5) |
| 2014 | Coquimbo Unido | 16 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Deportes Concepción | 51 | (20) |
| 2016–2017 | Colchagua | 25 | (5) |
| 2017 | Deportes Pintana | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 491 | (113) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Chile U20 | 9 | (3) |
| 2002–2006 | Chile | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHe 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,[1] 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.[2] In June, he returned to Chile and was signed by Primera División club Audax Italiano.
International career
editGarcía was part of the Chilean U-20 squad that played the 1999 South American Youth Championship made in Argentina.[3] Three years later, he debuted for the adult squad against Turkey in a friendly game, on 17 April 2002, this being his only international appearance, despite another game disputed with Chile against Aragon in 2006, that was considered a non-official FIFA match.[4][5]
Post-retirement
editWhile he was a player of Colchagua, he became the president of SIFUP [es],[6] the trade union for professional association footballers in Chile. Once he retired from football, he was elected for a second term in 2020.[7]
Honours
editClub
edit- Universidad de Chile
- Chilean Primera División (1): 1998
- Copa Chile (1): 1998
- Once Caldas
- Recopa Sudamericana (1): Runner-up 2005
Individual
edit- Copa Chile (1): 2008–09 Top-scorer
References
edit- ^ "Elías Figueroa: "Matías Fernández es un reflejo para todos los jugadores"". Emol.com. Retrieved 9 January 2007.
- ^ "Gamadiel García viajará a Venezuela para incorporarse a Deportivo Táchira". Cooperativa.cl. Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ "Figuras Chilenas en Sudamericanos Sub 20". Chileazul.cl. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- ^ "La selección chilena partió a su desafío en Zaragoza". Cooperativa.cl. Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 26 December 2006.
- ^ "Elías Figueroa: "Matías Fernández es un reflejo para todos los jugadores"". Cooperativa.cl. Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 30 January 2006.
- ^ "Gamadiel García se impuso en la votación del SIFUP" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Esparza, Samuel (27 November 2020). "Gamadiel García fue reelecto como presidente del Sifup". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
External links
edit- Gamadiel García – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Gamadiel García at Football Lineups
- Gamadiel García at Soccerway
- Gamadiel García at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gamadiel Adrián García Sánchez at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)