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Omar García Personal information Full name Omar García Azofra Date of birth 7 September 1983 Place of birth Logroño, Spain Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Forward Club information Current club SD Logroñés Youth career CD Logroñés Athletic Bilbao Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2003 Zamudio ? (?) 2003–2004 Alfaro ? (?) 2004–2008 CD Logroñés ? (?) 2008–2009 Rotherham United 2 (0) 2009–2011 Gandía ? (?) 2011– SD Logroñés ? (?) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 1 September 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Azofra.Omar García Azofra (born 7 September 1983 in Logroño, La Rioja) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Logroñés as a forward.
Football career
An unsuccessful Athletic Bilbao youth graduate, García played in his early years in his country for Zamudio SD, CD Alfaro and CD Logroñés, never in higher than Segunda División B. On 1 September 2008, he signed a one-year contract with English League Two side Rotherham United.[1]
García made his official debut for his new club on 1 November 2008, against Wycombe Wanderers.[2] His next appearance came three days later, in the Football League Trophy 2–0 win against Leicester City,[3] and he also featured in the FA Cup first-round tie against Aldershot Town, on the 8th.[4]
García made his second and last league appearance with the Millers on 15 November 2008, against Gillingham.[5] On 10 April of the following year, he was told that he could leave the club,[6] and he returned to Spain with CF Gandía, also in the third level.[7]
After 14 league appearances in 2010–11 (no goals), García moved down to Tercera División and joined SD Logroñés.
References
- ^ "Rotherham capture Spaniard Garcia". BBC Sport. 1 September 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rotherham_utd/7591204.stm. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 1 November 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7686172.stm. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Rotherham 2-0 Leicester". BBC Sport. 4 November 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7700493.stm. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Aldershot 1-1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 8 November 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7700283.stm. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Gillingham 4-0 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 15 November 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7713346.stm. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Garcia told he can leave Millers". BBC Sport. 10 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rotherham_utd/7993455.stm. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "ROTHERHAM UNITED - 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/rotherham/rotherham.htm. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
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Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Logroño
- Spanish footballers
- Association football forwards
- CD Logroñés footballers
- The Football League players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
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