György Garics

Football player infobox
playername = György Garics
fullname = György Garics


nickname = Gyuri
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|3|8
cityofbirth = Szombathely
countryofbirth = Hungary
height = Height|m=1.83
currentclub = Atalanta
clubnumber = 8
position = Right Full Back
youthyears = 1990-1998
1998-2002
youthclubs = Haladás VSE
Rapid Vienna
years = 2002-2006
2006-
2008-
clubs = Rapid Vienna
Napoli
→ Atalanta (loan)
caps(goals) = 081 0(1)
037 0(1)
000 0(0)
nationalyears = 0000-2005
2006-
nationalteam = fbu|21|Austria|size=15px|name=Austria U-21
fb|Austria|size=15px
nationalcaps(goals) = 025 0(2)
017 0(1)
pcupdate = 22:36, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 17:05, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

György Garics (born 8 March 1984 in Szombathely, Hungary) is a Hungarian-born Austrian professional football defender. He currently plays in Serie A for Atalanta

Football career

Although born in Hungary, Garics moved to Vienna when he was 14 years old and started his football career in Austria with prominent side Rapid Vienna in 2002; during his first season as a teenager he made two appearances.

By the 2004–05 season the young attacking wingback has become more of a prominent member in the first team and Rapid Vienna won the Austrian Bundesliga, around this time he also became captain of the U21 national team of Austria.

Having made 81 appearances for Rapid Vienna and scored one goal, he was bought by Italian side S.S.C. Napoli for €700,000 , making his debut against Triestina on 23 September 2006. Soon after he achieved a national call up, on 6 October 2006 for the Austrian national team against Liechtenstein, Garics scored on his international debut.

He was called up to the Euro 2008 squad and started Austria's third match against Germany in Vienna.

Garics signed for Atalanta B.C. from S.S.C. Napoli on a year-long loan deal in early July 2008.

Honours

*Austrian Football Bundesliga (1):
** 2005

External links

*it [http://www.atalanta.it/atalanta/show.do?dispatch=page&area=garics Atalanta B.C. Official Player Profile]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=18267 Career stats] - National Football Teams
* [http://www.rapidarchiv.at/ Rapid stats] - Rapid archiv
* [http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/players/player=72365/index.html Player profile] - Euro 2008

References