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Óscar García

Óscar García Junyent (born 26 April 1973), player name Óscar, is a former Spanish professional footballer. He is now the manager of the Ligue 1 club Stade de Reims.

Óscar García
FC Admira Wacker Mödling vs. FC Red Bull Salzburg (Cup) 2017-04-26 (032).jpg
Óscar as manager of Red Bull Salzburg in 2017
Personal information
Full nameÓscar García Junyent[1]
Date of birth (1973-04-26) 26 April 1973 (age 51)[1]
Place of birthSabadell, Spain[1]
Height1.82 m (5 ft 12 in)[1]
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Reims (manager)
Youth career
1980–1984Mercantil
1984–1991Barcelona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1994Barcelona B79(24)
1993–1999Barcelona69(21)
1994–1995→ Albacete (loan)29(2)
1999–2000Valencia20(4)
2000–2004Espanyol51(4)
2004–2005Lleida23(3)
Total271(58)
National team
1989Spain U161(1)
1991Spain U184(1)
1991Spain U191(0)
1991Spain U203(0)
1992–1996Spain U2124(12)
1996Spain U234(2)
Teams managed
2009–2010Catalonia (assistant)
2010–2012Barcelona (youth)
2012–2013Maccabi Tel Aviv
2013–2014Brighton & Hove Albion
2014Maccabi Tel Aviv
2014Watford
2015–2017Red Bull Salzburg
2017Saint-Étienne
2018Olympiacos
2019–2020Celta
2021–Reims
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He was able to play as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. Most of his active career he spent with CF Barcelona, but played also for Espanyol (four years), Albacete, Lleida and Valencia (one apiece). In La Liga he played 169 matches and 31 goals over 12 seasons.

International

Spain U-21

  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 1996;[2] third place 1994[3]

Coaching career

Maccabi Tel Aviv and England

In 2009 he became member of Johan Cruyff's coaching staff in the Catalonia national team.[4] On 22 May 2012 he became head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv FC.[5]2013 Maccabi won the Israel championship.[6] Garcia resigned from his post because of personal reasons.[7]

2013 he became head coach of the Football League Championship team Brighton & Hove Albion.[8] He was November's Manager of the Month, with three wins and a draw.[9] On 12 May 2014 the team was defeatet in the play-offs by Derby County. His offer of resignation was accepted by the club.[10]

2014 García returned to Maccabi but left on 26 August due to war.[11] Then he was appointed head coach at Watford.[12] He was brought to hospital with minor chest pains on 15 September. Two weeks later he resigned as head coach.[13]

Red Bull Salzburg

 
García and Sturm Graz manager Franco Foda in May 2016

On 28 December 2015 Oscar followed Peter Zeidler as head coach of the Austrian Bundesliga team FC Red Bull Salzburg.[14] During his time in Salzburg he won twice the double (Cup and Champion).

Saint-Étienne

On 15 June 2017 he signed with AS Saint-Étienne. [15] In November after a 5–0 home loss against Olympique Lyonnais he left the club by mutual agreement.[16]

Olympiacos

2018 he became head coach of Olympiacos F.C. in Greece.[17] His contract was dissolved on 3 April 2019.[18]

Celta

In November 2019 he took over RC Celta de Vigo in La Liga.[19] On the last day of the season he could held the team in the first league.[20] On 9 November 2020, after only one win in nine matches of the new campaign, García was sacked.[21]

Reims

García returned to the French Ligue 1 in June 2021 as head coach of Stade de Reims.[22]

Personal life

García's brothers, Roger and Genís were also footballers. [23]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 6 February 2022[24]
Team Nat From To Record
P W D L Win %
Maccabi Tel Aviv   22 May 2012 22 May 2013 43 28 7 8 65.12
Brighton & Hove Albion   26 June 2013 12 May 2014 53 21 16 16 39.62
Maccabi Tel Aviv   2 June 2014 26 August 2014 7 3 2 2 42.86
Watford   2 September 2014 29 September 2014 4 1 2 1 25.00
Red Bull Salzburg   28 December 2015 15 June 2017 73 51 12 10 69.86
Saint-Étienne   15 June 2017 15 November 2017 13 5 4 4 38.46
Olympiacos   6 January 2018 3 April 2018 13 6 5 2 46.15
Celta   9 November 2019 9 November 2020 38 8 17 13 21.05
Reims   23 June 2021 Present 26 8 10 8 30.77
Total 270 131 75 64 48.52

Honours

 
García celebrating Salzburg's Bundesliga win in May 2016

Player

Club

Barcelona

Valencia

Manager

Maccabi Tel Aviv

  • Israeli Premier League: 2013[6]

Red Bull Salzburg

Individual

  • Football League Manager of the Month: November 2013[9]

Other websites

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (in es) ÓSCAR GARCÍA Junyent. https://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/envivos/fichas/1/238/3822.html. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ "Italia ya ganó un Europeo a España en el 1996" [Italy have already won European Championships against Spain in 1996] (in español). Orgullo Bianconero. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Aguilar, Francesc (16 April 1994) (in es). España pierde la inocencia. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/04/16/pagina-18/1290336/pdf.html. Retrieved 31 July 2020. 
  4. ↑ (in es) Òscar García será el segundo entrenador de la selección catalana de fútbol. 16 November 2009. https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20091116/53825573521/oscar-garcia-sera-el-segundo-entrenador-de-la-seleccion-catalana-de-futbol.html. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  5. ↑ גארסיה חתם לשנתיים במכבי: הגעתי למועדון פאר [Óscar García signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv] (in עברית). One. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 (in es) Òscar Garcia: debut y campeón. 23 April 2013. http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/resto-del-mundo/oscar-garcia-debut-campeon-2371423. Retrieved 23 April 2013. 
  7. ↑ Sinai, Allon (22 May 2013). Oscar Garcia walks out on Maccabi Tel Aviv. https://www.jpost.com/sports/oscar-garcia-walks-out-on-maccabi-tel-aviv-314059. Retrieved 6 November 2021. 
  8. ↑ Fifield, Dominic (26 June 2013). Brighton appoint Oscar García as head coach to replace Gus Poyet. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jun/26/brighton-appoint-oscar-garcia-head-coach. Retrieved 6 November 2021. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Owen, Brian (6 December 2013). Oscar lands manager of the month award. https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/10859547.oscar-lands-manager-of-the-month-award/. Retrieved 27 October 2021. 
  10. ↑ "Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Oscar Garcia resigns". BBC Sport. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  11. ↑ Maccabi Tel Aviv manager resigns over Gaza conflict. 26 August 2014. https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/other-soccer/maccabi-tel-aviv-manager-resigns-over-gaza-conflict-30538470.html. Retrieved 6 November 2021. 
  12. ↑ Smith, Frank (2 September 2014). Ex-Brighton & Hove Albion boss Oscar Garcia appointed as Watford's new head coach. http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/11445947.Garcia_appointed_as_Watford_s_new_head_coach/. Retrieved 2 September 2014. 
  13. ↑ "Watford: Oscar Garcia replaced by Billy McKinlay as head coach". BBC Sport. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  14. ↑ Former Barca player Oscar Garcia appointed Salzburg coach. 28 December 2015. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2015/12/28/former-barca-player-oscar-garcia-appointed-salzburg-coach/77972768/. Retrieved 10 July 2020. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Oscar Garcia named St Etienne coach on two-year contract". ESPN FC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "Saint-Etienne manager Oscar Garcia replaced by Julien Sable". ESPN. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  17. ↑ Wood, Graham (5 January 2018). "Soccer-Olympiakos Piraeus appoint Spaniard Oscar Garcia as head coach". Reuters. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  18. ↑ Stapatopoulos, Vangelis (3 April 2018). "Τέλος ο Γκαρθία μία ημέρα μετά την κατσάδα Μαρινάκη!" [García sacked one day after Marinakis!] (in Ελληνικά). Contra. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  19. ↑ (in es) Óscar García, nuevo entrenador del Celta de Vigo. 4 November 2019. https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/futbol/20191104/471379008062/oscar-garcia-junyent-celta-de-vigo-entrenador.html. Retrieved 6 November 2019. 
  20. ↑ Lowe, Sid (20 July 2020). Silence, solitude and sadness for Leganés after desperate La Liga finale. https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/jul/20/la-liga-leganes-relegated-silence-solitude-sadness-sid-lowe. Retrieved 21 July 2020. 
  21. ↑ "Óscar García no continuará como entrenador del RC Celta" [Óscar García will not continue as RC Celta manager] (in español). Celta Vigo. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  22. ↑ "Oscar Garcia, nouvel entraîneur de Reims" [Oscar Garcia, new Reims manager] (in français). Ligue 1. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  23. ↑ Tomàs, Manel; Clos, Jordi (29 October 2009). "Barça brothers". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  24. ↑ Óscar García management career statistics at Soccerbase
  25. ↑ Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente; Torre, Raúl; Lozano Ferrer, Carles. "Spain – List of Super Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 November 2021.


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