Óscar García (footballer, born 1973)
Spanish footballer and manager
Óscar García Junyent (born 26 April 1973), known simply as Óscar as a player, is a Spanish former professional footballer. He is currently manager of Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin.
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, Valencia and Lleida (one apiece).
García started working as a manager in 2009, going on to work in ten countries including his own. He won the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Tel Aviv and two consecutive Bundesliga and Cup doubles with Red Bull Salzburg.
Club career
Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Óscar made his professional debut with Barcelona. Between 1992 and 1994 he played five La Liga matches for Barça who were champions each year and, following a loan at fellow top-division club Albacete, he returned and was often used (with good results) in a variety of attacking roles: during the 1995–96 season he scored ten league goals, most in the squad, even though he only started eleven of his 28 appearances; the team came out empty in silverware, however.
With his role gradually diminishing, Óscar joined Valencia, finishing off with Barcelona neighbours Espanyol (teaming up again with his brother Roger, for three seasons) and Lleida and retiring in June 2005 at the age of 32.
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