Gonzalo Sebastián García
Encyclopedia
Gonzalo Sebastián García (born 6 February 1987 in Buenos Aires
) is an Argentine
football defender currently playing for Racing Club
in the Argentine Primera División.
in 2005. In 2007 García was part of the Argentina U-20 team that played in the 2007 South American Youth Championship
. Argentina finished 2nd, which qualified them for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
. Argentina eventually went on to win the FIFA U-20 World Cup, but García was not included in the winning squad.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
) is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football defender currently playing for Racing Club
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
in the Argentine Primera División.
Career
García made his professional debut for Racing ClubRacing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
in 2005. In 2007 García was part of the Argentina U-20 team that played in the 2007 South American Youth Championship
2007 South American Youth Championship
The 2007 South American Youth Championship is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Paraguay between January 7 and January 28, 2007, it was the 23rd time the competition has been held and the 4th to take place in Paraguay...
. Argentina finished 2nd, which qualified them for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup , hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth...
. Argentina eventually went on to win the FIFA U-20 World Cup, but García was not included in the winning squad.
External links
Argentine Primera statistics- Statistics at Irish Times
- Football-Lineups player profile