Miguel Sebastián Garcia

Miguel Sebastián Garcia (born 27 January 1984), nicknamed "Pitu", is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Pitu
Personal information
Full name Miguel Sebastián Garcia
Date of birth (1984-01-27) 27 January 1984
Place of birth Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Unión de Santa Fe 61 (3)
2006–2007 → Palestino (loan) 10 (1)
2007–2009 → Iraklis (loan) 45 (3)
2009–2010 Aris 10 (0)
2010–2011 Iraklis 35 (1)
2011–2016 Atromitos 116 (2)
2016–2017 Seongnam 33 (3)
2017 Aris 18 (1)
2017–2019 Volos 55 (14)
2019–2020 PAS Giannina 7 (0)
Total 390 (28)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Argentina

Pitu was born in Santa Fe. He started his career in Unión de Santa Fe, base in his hometown, from which he was loaned firstly to Palestino and subsequently to Iraklis. After being released by Unión de Santa Fe he played for a brief period for Aris in the Greek Superleague, before returning on a free transfer to Iraklis during the 2010 winter transfer window.

Iraklis

Pitu joined Iraklis on loan during the summer of 2007. He made his league debut for his new club in a match against Atromitos for the fifth round of the 2007–08 season, replacing Giannis Papadopoulos in the 56th minute of the match.[2] He continued to appear regularly for the club until the end of the season and he even managed to score his first goal for Iraklis, in a match against OFI.[3] It was a crucial, match deciding, goal, scored in the injury time of the match, disengaging Iraklis from the relegation battle.[3] In the end of the season he counted 1 goal out of 20 league appearances.

Aris

On 31 August 2009, Pitu signed for Aris on a free transfer.[4] He made his debut for Aris in a 1–1 away draw against Panthrakikos, as he replaced his teammate Neto in the 76th minute.[5] Pitu scored his only goal for Aris in a cup match against Aspropyrgos.[6] He contributed in Aris' campaign as, in a match against AEL, he hit the corner by which his teammate Sebastian Abreu scored the equaliser for his team.[7] He managed to appear in total of 10 matches for Aris before being released by the club on 1 February 2010.[8]

Iraklis

On the very same day of his release Pitu signed a contract with former club Iraklis.[9] The debut in this second spell for Iraklis was made in a local derby match against PAOK that ended 1–1.[10] Until the end of the season he featured in a total of ten games for Iraklis.

Atromitos

Following the Iraklis's relegation, he joined Greek First Division side Atromitos on 29 June 2011, signing a two-year contract.[11]

PAS Giannina

On 5 August 2019, Pitu signed for PAS Giannina on a free transfer.[12] He appeared in total of 9 matches, 7 in the championship and 2 in the Greek Cup. After the end of a match against Levadiakos, he announced his decision to retire from football.[13]

References
  1. Interview with Miguel Sebastián Garcia salimosalacancha.com
  2. Ατρόμητος-Ηρακλής 1-1 (in Greek). Contra.gr. 21 October 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  3. Ηρακλής-ΟΦΗ 1-0 (in Greek). Contra.gr. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  4. ΑΡΗΣ: -Πίτου- Γκαρσία ο 13ος (in Greek). insports.gr. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  5. Πανθρακικός-Άρης 1-1 (in Greek). Contra.gr. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  6. Ασπρόπυργος-Άρης 3-4 (in Greek). Contra.gr. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  7. ΑΕΛ - Άρης 2-2 (in Greek). Contra.gr. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  8. Τέλος ο Πίτου Γκαρσία από τον Άρη (in Greek). Contra.gr. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  9. Ο Ηρακλής συμφώνησε με Πίτου Γκαρσία και Ριμόλντι (in Greek). in.gr. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  10. Ηρακλής - ΠΑΟΚ 1-1 (in Greek). Contra.gr. 7 February 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  11. "Pitu Garcia inks Atromitos FC contract". Atromitos FC. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011.
  12. "WELCOME MIGUEL SEBASTIÁN "PITU" GARCÍA". 5 August 2019.
  13. "Πίτου: "Πήρα την απόφαση να σταματήσω το ποδόσφαιρο"". 20 January 2020.
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