Walter García

Walter García
Walter Ariel García (born March 14, 1984) is an Argentine former footballer.
Career
Club
García started his career with Argentinos Juniors in 2001, but in 2002 the club was relegated to the Argentine 2nd division. After staying with the club for a further season he returned to the Primera with Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro one of the top five clubs (cinco grandes) in Argentine football. García was a key player for San Lorenzo anchoring the clubs back line, appearing in 61 league matches. He also participated in the 2004 Copa Sudamericana in which he started all 4 matches and the 2005 Copa Libertadores for San Lorenzo appearing in 4 matches and scoring one goal. His play did not go unnoticed as he began to receive interest from various European clubs. Sevilla FC were interested in acquiring García on loan, however this offer was rejected by San Lorenzo who accepted an offer of $2 million from FC Rubin Kazan for his transfer.
In February 2006, García joined FC Rubin Kazan on a four-year contract, before joining Catania on a one-year loan deal in September of the same year. Returning to Argentina to play for Quilmes in 2007. After being relegated with his team García stayed with Quilmes to play in the 2007-08 Primera B Nacional season. Following his stay with Quilmes, García joined Nacional in Uruguay. After not featuring for the club he received interest from various clubs including Club América of Mexico and Deportivo Quito of Ecuador. He signed with New York Red Bulls in August 2009.
He left Red Bulls at the end of 2009 season, having played just 1 game for the team, and had a trial at English side Leeds United with hopes of securing a contract at the club in the January 2010 transfer window. Leeds manager Simon Grayson decided that after Garcia played for Leeds in a behind closed doors friendly in which Leeds conceded 4 goals that Garcia was no better than any of the centre backs currently at the club, and his trial was ended.
International
García represented Argentina at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. He was also capped for the Argentina Under-20 side in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 2003 South American Youth Championship which was won by the Argentine team.
References
External links
MLS player profile
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1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe
Argentine men's footballers
Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
Argentine people of Spanish descent
Argentinos Juniors footballers
San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
FC Rubin Kazan players
Catania FC players
Quilmes Atlético Club footballers
Club Nacional de Football players
New York Red Bulls players
Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn footballers
C.D. Olimpia players
Serie A players
Argentine Primera División players
Russian Premier League players
Major League Soccer players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Men's association football defenders
Pan American Games medalists in football
Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina
Footballers at the 2003 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games