Gabe Garcia (soccer)
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Gabe Garcia is a retired American
soccer forward
who spent his entire career in the SISL and USISL. He won two USISL championships, both with the Greensboro Dynamo.
Garcia attended UNC Charlotte where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1988 to 1992. He was a 1991 second team All American. He finished his four seasons with 39 goals in 77 games. In October 2002, UNC-Charlotte retired Garcia’s jersey at the halftime of the Duke-Charlotte soccer game.
In 1991, Garcia, along with his twin brother Carlos
, played for the San Antonio Generals during the SISL outdoor season. He scored eight goals in sixteen games that season. After graduation, they signed with FC Weisbaden, a German 3rd division team but later moved back to Charlotte for lack of playing time. In 1993, he signed with the Greensboro Dynamo, winning the 1993 and 1994 USISL championships with the team. In 1995, he moved to the expansion Myrtle Beach Boyz
. The team lasted one season, but did go to the playoff semifinals. In February 1996, the San Jose Clash selected Garcia in the 12th round (118th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
, but waived him in April 1996. He then spent the 1996 USISL season with the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers. He moved again in 1997, this time to the Richmond Kickers
. On April 6, 1998, he signed with the Minnesota Thunder
.
Garcia and his brother currently own the El Chaparral Mexican restaurant chain in San Antonio, Texas.
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soccer forward
Striker
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who spent his entire career in the SISL and USISL. He won two USISL championships, both with the Greensboro Dynamo.
Garcia attended UNC Charlotte where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1988 to 1992. He was a 1991 second team All American. He finished his four seasons with 39 goals in 77 games. In October 2002, UNC-Charlotte retired Garcia’s jersey at the halftime of the Duke-Charlotte soccer game.
In 1991, Garcia, along with his twin brother Carlos
Carlos Garcia (soccer)
Carlos Garcia is a Colombian professional soccer player who currently plays for the Baltimore Blast in the MISL.-Youth:Carlos was born and raised in Colombia. He learned to play soccer at the Academia Tucamán in his hometown of Cali, Valle del Cauca. The club played at a very high level by local...
, played for the San Antonio Generals during the SISL outdoor season. He scored eight goals in sixteen games that season. After graduation, they signed with FC Weisbaden, a German 3rd division team but later moved back to Charlotte for lack of playing time. In 1993, he signed with the Greensboro Dynamo, winning the 1993 and 1994 USISL championships with the team. In 1995, he moved to the expansion Myrtle Beach Boyz
Myrtle Beach Boyz
The Myrtle Beach Boyz were an American soccer team that played in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.-Year-by-year:...
. The team lasted one season, but did go to the playoff semifinals. In February 1996, the San Jose Clash selected Garcia in the 12th round (118th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
The MLS Inaugural Player Draft, held before Major League Soccer's initial 1996 season, distributed players who had already graduated from college to the league's ten inaugural teams. The draft occurred on February 6 and 7, 1996...
, but waived him in April 1996. He then spent the 1996 USISL season with the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers. He moved again in 1997, this time to the Richmond Kickers
Richmond Kickers
The Richmond Kickers are an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...
. On April 6, 1998, he signed with the Minnesota Thunder
Minnesota Thunder
Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby...
.
Garcia and his brother currently own the El Chaparral Mexican restaurant chain in San Antonio, Texas.