Where is Luis Garcia now?
An important part of the successful Liverpool team of the mid-2000’s, Luis Garcia hung up his boots in 2016 at the age of 35 after a brief spell playing in Australia with the Central Coast Mariners.
Starting his professional career in his native Spain with Real Valladolid in 1999, he went onto make 553 first-team appearances over a 19-year period for 15 clubs including spells in Mexico, India and Greece but enjoyed most success on Merseyside where he won the FA Cup in 2006 and the UEFA Champions League in 2005.
On the international front he represented the Spain national side on 20 occasions and represented them in the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals.
Since retiring from playing Garcia has moved into the broadcasting world as a football pundit across various television networks including beIN SPORTS USA, TV3 Ireland and Sky Sports.
He also regularly represents Liverpool as a club ambassador and as well as working the after-dinner speaker circuit with other Reds legends.
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#One2Eleven (4-5-1 Formation)
Luis Garcia was a guest on Sky Sports programme The Fantasy Football Club in October 2016 where he picked the eleven best players he had ever played with in their #One2Eleven section of the show.
GK – Victor Valdes – when I played with him at Barcelona he was the best goalkeeper in Spain. Good in every aspect.
RB – Carlos Puyol – when I first started playing with him at under 20 he played as a right winger but changed to a centre back when he got older. All heart and all power, one of the best centre backs in the world at the time.
LB – John Arne Riise
CB – Sami Hyypia – a special player who was always very quiet but always in the right position at the right time.
CB – Jamie Carragher – was the soul of the Liverpool team – you could always hear him from the back.
CM – Xavi Alonso – always knows what to do in a game, when to stop, when to go fast, when to go long. Unbelievable passer of the ball.
CM – Steven Gerrard – took me in as part of his family when I arrived from Spain. One of the best ever English midfielders.
CM – Xavi – great relationship with Iniesta and similar qualities. You have to have both of them together in the team. You could never ever get the ball off of him.
RAM – Andres Iniesta – can do anything, anywhere within a team. One of the most talented and technical players ever. Someone special.
ST – Robbie Fowler – the talent he had was unbelievable. Had the gift of always knowing where the ball was going to be in the box.
LAM – Ronaldinho – the best player that I played with. He had the power, the technique, the talent – everything. He was always happy and just loved playing football.
Luis Garcia: Premier League Statistics
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Position | Midfielder |
| Appearances | 77 |
| Goals | 18 |
| Yellow Cards | - |
| Red Cards | - |
| Premier League Teams Played for | Liverpool |
Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com
Last Updated on 21 April 2021 by Admin