Santiago GarcÃa (Uruguayan footballer)
Santiago Damián García Correa ( born September 14, 1990 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is an Uruguayan football player.
Career
Association
The depending on the source position 1.77 meters or 1.81 meters tall El Morro -called dark-skinned Santiago García grew up in Barrio Colón. There, his nickname came from the fact that he by the mothers of his friends - was initially launched Morrocoyo or Morrongo, which culminated in the now common shortened name - probably based on the skin color.
He started with the club football in the youth of Libertad Washington and joined the end of 2007 in the youth team of Nacional Montevideo, where he División first in the Quinta (5th Division) played. There he first drew attention against Danubio on what he paved the way into the first team with a goal hat-trick in the final round of that championship. Later, the leaders of Nacional decided at the last moment to report him for the Copa Libertadores.
In January 2008, a short loan to Juventud followed for a tournament in Mexico. Because of this, he also missed most of the preseason first team to Clausura 2008. Was followed by a muscle injury, the stakes in La Liga and in the international competitions of Bolsos first prevented. So he came in only one completed in Artigas match the opening of the Estadio de San Eugenio used. As a result, he came several times in the Tercera Nacional's to the course. His first competitive match then use took place in the Liguilla on 27 July 2008. His debut crowned with one hit. In the following years he played until summer 2011 for the Montevideaner. In his time with the Bolsos the profit of two Uruguayan championships in the seasons 2008/ 09 and 2010/ 11 is recorded. In the season 2010/11 he was División with 23 Goals scorer in the Primera. Also, in this regard rating of the Torneo Apertura 2010 he had decided with 15 goals and thus four goals ahead of Rodrigo Mora ( Defensor Sporting) in his favor. In the three seasons 2008/09 to 2010/ 11 79 missions in the Primera División are recorded for him, in which he scored a total of 40 goals. An additional 16 games ( four goals) in the Copa Libertadores and two goals in six completed Liguilla encounters.
In October 2011, the position taken by the player consultant Carlos Soca Uruguayan was transferred to his home due to an analysis in the laboratory of the Ministry of Sport doping by cocaine use, after which a reducible to six months suspension for two years should enter his own country. Since he was not at that time in Uruguay under contract, met the Uruguayan Football Association no obligation to report this crime FIFA. For both the national as well based on all Uruguayan clubs this lock should enter into force. The sample had been submitted in the last season match of the season 2010/11 against Defensor Sporting.
Already in June 2011, García moved to the Brazilian Série B to Atlético Paranaense. Nacional should it receive a transfer fee in the amount of 4,750,000 U.S. dollars plus a 50% interest in a potential resale to Europe within the next five years. There he came to 27 November 2011 13 Startelfeinsätzen a total of 15 completed league games and scored two goals.
After the Brazilian club meet its financial obligations under the Transfer against Nacional did not comply García returned in May 2012, first in his native city.
In summer 2012, but times have changes to the Turkish first division club Kasımpaşa Istanbul was announced. There he wrote a running from August 22, 2012 three-year contract until 31 May 2015. Early November 2012, he met after a long goal drought in the 5-0 victory in the Cup competition against Kocaelispor. Overall, he graduated in the 2012/13 season, only one league game ( no goals ) in the Turks and came twice in the cup ( two goals ) are used.
In the season 2013/14 he is again in Nacional under contract. There he came so far (as of March 21, 2014) to eight Erstligaeinsätzen. A scoring he could not update. He also completed two games of the Copa Libertadores in 2014 and it scored a goal.
A few days after completion of the Apertura 2013 saw García again for negative headlines. On Christmas morning, he fell on the Rambla in a police check and pointed at a spirometer control an alcohol content of 2.2 grams per liter of blood. This cost him his license.
National
Santiago García played in the years 2007 to 2009 a total of nine times for the U -20 national team of his country. With this he took part in the U-20 South American Championship soccer 2009 and at the U-20 World Cup 2009. In the former, and they reached the third place and the second named tournament would retire in the second round against the U -20 national team of Brazil.
Achievements
- 2x Uruguayan champion (2008/ 09, 2010/11)
- 1x scorer in the Primera División (2010 /11)