Marc García (footballer)

{{short description|Andorran footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{family name hatnote|García|Renom|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marc García

| image = Andorra national football team - Marc García (001).jpg

| caption = García with Andorra in 2016

| fullname = Marc García Renom

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|3|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Andorra la Vella, Andorra

| height = 1.74 m

| position = Left-back

| currentclub = Fraga

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Lleida

| years1 = 2007–2009 | clubs1 = Eivissa B | caps1 = 26 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009–2010 | clubs2 = Fraga | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2010–2011 | clubs3 = Pomar | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2011–2012 | clubs4 = Atlético Monzón | caps4 = 29 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2012–2013 | clubs5 = Vic | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2013–2014 | clubs6 = Llagostera | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2013 | clubs7 = → Palamós (loan) | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2013–2014 | clubs8 = → Cerdanyola (loan) | caps8 = 24 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2014–2016 | clubs9 = Rubí | caps9 = 43 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2016–2017 | clubs10 = Manlleu | caps10 = 25 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2017–2020 | clubs11 = Granollers | caps11 = 47 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2020–2021 | clubs12 = Montañesa | caps12 = 20 | goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2021–2022 | clubs13 = Sant Andreu | caps13 = 19 | goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2022–2023 | clubs14 = Engordany | caps14 = 23 | goals14 = 0

| years15 = 2023–2024 | clubs15 = Ordino | caps15 = 30 | goals15 = 1

| years16 = 2024– | clubs16 = Fraga | caps16 = 16 | goals16 = 0

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 2010– | nationalteam1 = Andorra | nationalcaps1 = 73 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 19:08, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 19:08, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

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Marc García Renom (born 21 March 1988) is an Andorran footballer who plays for UD Fraga and the Andorra national team as a left-back.

Club career

Born in Andorra la Vella, García all but spent his entire career in the Spanish lower leagues. He started out at SE Eivissa-Ibiza B, representing in quick succession UD Fraga,{{cite web|url=http://www.futbolenaragon.com/?ver=noticia&categoria=4&nid=1983|title=La U.D.Fraga, a consolidarse|trans-title=U.D.Fraga, making a name for themselves|publisher=Fútbol en Aragón|language=es|date=2009|access-date=13 October 2012}} UD Pomar, Atlético Monzón and UE Vic.

In June 2013, García signed with Segunda División B club UE Llagostera, being immediately loaned to Palamós CF and then to Cerdanyola del Vallès FC, both from Tercera División.{{cite news|url=https://www.elperiodic.ad/noticia/33740/marc-garcia-no-cobrava-al-palams-i-signa-pel-cerdanyola|title=Marc Garcia no cobrava al Palamós i signa pel Cerdanyola|trans-title=Marc Garcia was not being paid at Palamós and signs for Cerdanyola|newspaper=El Periòdic d'Andorra|language=ca|date=29 October 2013|access-date=31 March 2021}}

International career

García made his debut for Andorra on 29 May 2010, in a 4–0 friendly loss against Iceland.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ando-recintlp.html|title=Andorra – Record International Players|publisher=RSSSF|first1=Sébastien|last1=Duret|first2=Roberto|last2=Mamrud|access-date=3 June 2016}}

Personal life

While still working as a footballer, García was a physiotherapy student at EU Gimbernat.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2FMarcGarcia_21|title=|trans-title=|publisher=Twitter|language=es|date=|access-date=3 January 2024}}

References

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