Óscar García (footballer, born 1973)
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Óscar García Junyent (born 26 April 1973), known simply as Óscar as a player, is a Spanish former professional footballer, currently manager of Belgian club Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
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Full name | Óscar García Junyent[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1973-04-26) 26 April 1973 (age 50)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sabadell, Spain[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | OH Leuven (head coach) | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1984 | Mercantil | |||||||||||||||||||
1984–1991 | Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1991–1994 | Barcelona B | 79 | (24) | |||||||||||||||||
1993–1999 | Barcelona | 69 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | → Albacete (loan) | 29 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Valencia | 20 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | Espanyol | 51 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Lleida | 23 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 271 | (58) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1989 | Spain U16 | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
1991 | Spain U18 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
1991 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1991 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1992–1996 | Spain U21 | 24 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
1996 | Spain U23 | 4 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Catalonia (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Barcelona (youth) | |||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Watford | |||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Red Bull Salzburg | |||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Saint-Étienne | |||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Celta | |||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Reims | |||||||||||||||||||
2023– | OH Leuven | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He was a versatile attacking option as a player, able to feature as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He spent most of his 14-year professional career with Barcelona, with relative impact, appearing for four other clubs. In La Liga, he amassed totals of 169 matches and 31 goals over 12 seasons, also representing Espanyol (four years), Albacete, Lleida and Valencia (one apiece).
García started working as a manager in 2009, going on to work in seven countries. He won the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Tel Aviv and two consecutive Bundesliga and Cup doubles with Red Bull Salzburg.