Imanol García

Imanol García Lugea (born 26 December 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Pontevedra CF as a central midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Lugea.
Imanol García
Personal information
Full name Imanol García Lugea
Date of birth (1995-12-26) 26 December 1995
Place of birth Ezcároz, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pontevedra
Youth career
San Juan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 San Juan 32 (3)
2015–2017 Osasuna B 59 (5)
2016–2017 Osasuna 8 (0)
2017–2018 Villarreal B 33 (1)
2018–2019 Osasuna 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Gimnàstic (loan) 24 (1)
2019–2020 Córdoba 26 (1)
2020– Pontevedra
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2020

Club career

Born in Ezcároz – Ezkaroze, Navarre, García made his senior debut with AD San Juan, starting in a 0–1 Tercera División home loss against CD Valle de Egüés.[1] He scored his first goal on 2 November, the game's only in an away victory over CD Corellano.[2]

García signed with CA Osasuna in 2015, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division. On 18 September 2016, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 0–0 home draw to RC Celta de Vigo.[3]

García played eight league matches for the main squad during that season, suffering relegation. On 30 June 2017, he rejected a renewal offer from the club,[4] and joined Villarreal CF B two days later.[5]

On 11 July 2018, García returned to Osasuna after agreeing to a two-year deal.[6] On 20 November, he was loaned to fellow second division side Gimnàstic de Tarragona until the end of the campaign, as a replacement for the injured César Arzo.[7] He scored his first goal as a professional on his debut for the Catalans, in a 2–2 home draw against UD Almería.[8]

García terminated his contract with Osasuna on 19 July 2019,[9] and signed a one-year deal with Córdoba CF just hours later,[10] reuniting with manager Enrique Martín.[11] In the summer of 2020, he moved to Pontevedra CF also of the third tier.[12]

Personal life

García's older brother, Unai, was also a footballer. A defender, he too represented Osasuna.[13]

References
  1. "A.D. San Juan 0 – C.D. Valle de Egüés 1" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. "C.D. Corellano 0 – A.D. San Juan 1" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. Fernández, Íñigo (18 September 2016). "Empate a nada en El Sadar" [Blank draw at the El Sadar]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. "Imanol García declina la oferta de renovación del Club Atlético Osasuna" [Imanol García declines the renewal offer from Club Atlético Osasuna] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. Roca, Juan Francisco (2 July 2017). "Savia joven para el renovado Villarreal B" [Young blood for the renewed Villarreal B]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  6. "Osasuna ficha a Imanol García" [Osasuna sign Imanol García] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. "Imanol García reforça el centre del camp grana" [Imanol García bolsters grana midfield] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  8. Bernad Suelves, Marc (24 November 2018). "Barreiro enmienda los errores defensivos y rescata un punto ante el Almería" [Barreiro corrects defensive errors and rescues point against Almería]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  9. "Osasuna e Imanol García alcanzan un acuerdo para finalizar su relación contractual" [Osasuna and Imanol García reach an agreement to end their contractual relationship] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  10. "Imanol García, nuevo jugador del Córdoba CF" [Imanol García, new player of Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  11. Fernández, Rafael (4 July 2019). "Imanol García, la brújula para 'La Bruja'" [Imanol García, which-man for ‘The Witch’] (in Spanish). Córdoba Deporte. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  12. "Imanol García, el primer fichaje" [Imanol García, the first signing]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  13. Velasco, Gonzalo (18 September 2016). "El sueño de los García Lugea" [The dream of the García Lugea]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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