Javi GarcÃa
Francisco Javier García Fernández (born 8 February 1987 in Mula, Murcia ), generally known Javi García, is a Spanish footballer. His preferred position is defensive midfield, but occasionally he also plays in central defense.
- 2.1 In clubs
- 2.2 national team
Career
Association
Javi García came with 14 years in the youth of Real Madrid. In the summer of 2004 he was, with only 17 years, included in the squad of the Second Team Real Madrid Castilla and made his debut on August 29 in a league encounter Segunda División AD Alcorcón against the Branch Team " Royal ". In his first season Javi García succeeded with his team promotion to the Segunda División. In addition, he celebrated under coach Mariano Garcia Remon on November 28, 2004 compared Levante UD his debut in the first team. Overall, it brought the young midfielder in the season 2004/ 05 on three missions in the A-team of Real Madrid. He spent the following two seasons back in the B- team of the capital city, after a good 11th place in 2005/ 06 was a year later, the descent of Real Madrid Castilla in the Segunda B.
Javi García, who still brought it in this time, two other appearances in the Champions League, but had no perspective at a fixed place in the first squad, moved in summer 2007 to CA Osasuna, where he signed a contract running until 2011. At the club from Navarra, the then 20 -year-old was able to secure a place in the starting line- already from the 3rd Round and had a good performance.
His former club Real Madrid made at the end of the season of a repurchase option in his contract use. Under coach Bernd Schuster, he won the Supercopa de España, it brought the 2008/ 09 but only 15 times in the league, three in the Champions League and one in the Supercup.
In July 2009 he finally moved for a transfer fee of 7 million euro to Benfica, where he received a 5-year contract. When the Portuguese giants he fought straight into the starting lineup and took in his first season, the league title and the Taça da Liga. In the following two seasons, he took again the Taça da Liga, but the league ended his team each in second place behind FC Porto.
On August 31, 2012 Javi García was transferred for a transfer fee of around 20 million euros to Manchester City.
National
Javi García was solid during his junior part time junior national teams of various Spanish. He celebrated his biggest success by winning the U-19 Football Championship in 2006. Moreover, he reached the final with his team at the 2003 U -17 World Cup and the FIFA U-17 European Championship in 2004, where the Spaniards at each Brazil and France failed. With the Iberians, he also took part in the finals of the U -20 World Cup in 2007 and the U -21 Championship 2009.
26 May 2012 Javi García celebrated in preparation for the European Championship in a match against Serbia made his debut for the senior team. For the final round but was ultimately not nominated.
Achievements
In clubs
- Real Madrid Spanish Cup: 2006/ 07
- Spanish Supercup: 2008
- Portuguese Cup: 2009/10
- Taça da Liga: 2010, 2011, 2012
National
- U-19 Football Championship: 2006