Jonan García

Jonan García
Personal information
Full name	Jon Andoni García Aranbillet
Date of birth	8 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Bilbao, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1995	Santutxu
1995–2000	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2001	Basconia
2000–2003	Bilbao Athletic
2003–2005	Athletic Bilbao
2005–2006	Castellón
2006	Ciudad Murcia
2007	Aris
2007–2008	Ibiza
2009	Huesca
2009–2010	Lleida
2010–2011	Écija
2011–2012	Guadalajara
2012–2013	Alavés
2013–2014	Kalloni
2015	Othellos Athienou
Total
International career
1999	Spain U16
2001	Spain U17
2001–2002	Spain U19
2003	Spain U20
2004	Spain U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jon Andoni 'Jonan' García Aranbillet (born 8 January 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, García was a product of Athletic Bilbao's famed youth academy at Lezama, making his first-team debut on 30 August 2003 in a 0–1 La Liga home loss against FC Barcelona where he came on as a 76th-minute substitute.^[1] As the Basque side eventually finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup, most of his appearances were made from the bench; he scored his first goal as a professional in a rare start, but in a 1–2 home defeat to Racing de Santander also at San Mamés, on 30 November 2003.^[2]

García featured even less in the 2004–05 season, being released subsequently and spending two years in the Segunda División, with CD Castellón and Ciudad de Murcia.^[3] He did not finish 2006–07 in Spain, having a six-month spell with Aris Thessaloniki F.C. in the Super League Greece.^[4]

García then returned to his country and played in the Segunda División B, with SE Eivissa-Ibiza, his solid performances earning him a return to the second division in January 2009 where he was very important in helping SD Huesca^[5] to retain their league status, 57 years after the last visit.^[6]^[7]

In the following years, García resumed his career in the third tier, returning to division two for the 2011–12 campaign with CD Guadalajara.^[8]

Honours

Spain U19

UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2002^[9]

References

^ Rodrigálvarez, Eduardo (31 August 2003). "Mucho premio, mucho castigo" [Great prize, great punishment]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
^ "El Racing aleja al Athletic de Europa" [Racing take Athletic further from Europe]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 30 November 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
^ "Jonan García, el sexto fichaje del Ciudad de Murcia" [Jonan García, sixth Ciudad de Murcia signing]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 20 July 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^ Borasteros, Daniel; Ros, Cayetano (5 February 2007). "La conquista de Salónica" [Conquest of Thessaloniki]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^ "El Huesca ficha a Jonan García, procedente del Ibiza" [Huesca sign Jonan García, from Ibiza]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 January 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^ "Jonan: "No hay que hablar de otra cosa que no sea la permanencia"" [Jonan: "The only thing we have to talk about is survival"]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 12 March 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^ "Huesca y Girona se despiden con los deberes hechos" [Huesca and Girona say goodbye after doing their job]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 June 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^ Sánchez, Jorge (19 July 2011). "Jonan García y Ander Gago, dos "leones" más para Guadalajara" [Jonan García and Ander Gago, two more "lions" for Guadalajara]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^ "España vence a Alemania y se proclama campeona de Europa Sub-19" [Spain beat Germany and are crowned Under-19 European champions]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 July 2002. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

External links

[1] Rodrigálvarez, Eduardo (31 August 2003). "Mucho premio, mucho castigo" [Great prize, great punishment]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2017.

[2] "El Racing aleja al Athletic de Europa" [Racing take Athletic further from Europe]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 30 November 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

[3] "Jonan García, el sexto fichaje del Ciudad de Murcia" [Jonan García, sixth Ciudad de Murcia signing]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 20 July 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

[4] Borasteros, Daniel; Ros, Cayetano (5 February 2007). "La conquista de Salónica" [Conquest of Thessaloniki]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2022.

[5] "El Huesca ficha a Jonan García, procedente del Ibiza" [Huesca sign Jonan García, from Ibiza]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 January 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

[6] "Jonan: "No hay que hablar de otra cosa que no sea la permanencia"" [Jonan: "The only thing we have to talk about is survival"]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 12 March 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

[7] "Huesca y Girona se despiden con los deberes hechos" [Huesca and Girona say goodbye after doing their job]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 June 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

[8] Sánchez, Jorge (19 July 2011). "Jonan García y Ander Gago, dos "leones" más para Guadalajara" [Jonan García and Ander Gago, two more "lions" for Guadalajara]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2022.

[9] "España vence a Alemania y se proclama campeona de Europa Sub-19" [Spain beat Germany and are crowned Under-19 European champions]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 July 2002. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

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