nationalcaps birth_date years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height totalcaps totalgoals nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
20 5 24 june 1978 1994 2001 2001 -- 2002 2002 -- 2003 2003 -- 2004 -- 2004 -- 2007 2007 -- 2009 2009 -- 2010 2010 1997 -- 2011 2011 -- 2012 2012 -- 2013 2014 1999 -- 2000 2000 2000 -- 1994 -- 1997 73 15 14 32 37 13 6 17 40 25 30 25 77 48 25 0 1 12 4 2 0 4 16 7 9 4 18 2 272px 2005 -- 2008 2001 -- 2008 luis garcia.jpg luis garcía garcía playing for liverpool in 2005 luis javier garcía sanz badalona , spain spain catalonia 1.76 431 107 4 3 barcelona barcelona loan -rrb- → tenerife -lrb- loan -rrb- → valladolid -lrb- → loan -rrb- atlético madrid barcelona liverpool atlético madrid racing santander valladolid panathinaikos puebla unam atlético kolkata -lrb- loan -rrb- → toledo -lrb- winger / attacking midfielder luis garcía -lrb- footballer , born 1978 -rrb-

luis garcía -lrb- footballer , born 1978 -rrb-

luis javier garcía sanz -lrb- born 24 june 1978 -rrb- , known as luis garcía , is a spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a left winger .
although naturally left-footed , he has the ability to kick with both feet and has a good aerial game , despite a small frame .
he played professionally for barcelona and atlético madrid in his homeland , amongst others -- being brought up in the former 's youth ranks -- appearing abroad for liverpool , with which he won one champions league amongst other major titles .
over the course of eight seasons , garcía amassed la liga totals of 150 games and 22 goals .
a spanish international for three years , he represented the nation at the 2006 world cup .
