Roger García Junyent
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roger García Junyent | ||
Date of birth | 15 December 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Sabadell, Spain | ||
Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1994 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1995 | Barcelona B | 26 | (6) |
1995–1999 | Barcelona | 78 | (7) |
1999–2003 | Espanyol | 114 | (17) |
2003–2006 | Villarreal | 55 | (4) |
2006–2007 | Ajax | 11 | (1) |
Total | 284 | (35) | |
International career | |||
1992–1993 | Spain U16 | 16 | (5) |
1993–1995 | Spain U18 | 6 | (3) |
1995 | Spain U20 | 5 | (2) |
1996–1998 | Spain U21 | 12 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
2010–2013 | Sabadell (assistant) | ||
2013– | Catalonia (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Roger García Junyent (born 15 December 1976), known simply as Roger, is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a left midfielder. He possessed a strong shot, and was known for his passing ability.[1]
He spent most of his career at FC Barcelona, without much success, going on to represent three other teams until his retirement, including one abroad. When fit, he played an important part in Villarreal's La Liga consolidation.
Roger's career was significantly hampered by injuries, and he retired from football at the age of 30, amassing Spanish top division totals of 247 games and 28 goals.
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Football career
Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Roger was a product of local FC Barcelona's youth ranks. He made his debuts for the first team in the 1994–95 season, going on to appear in 33 games in the following campaign while scoring his first goal in a 1–1 away draw against Real Madrid, on 30 September 1995.
After two seasons where he appeared sparingly in back-to-back La Liga conquests, Roger moved to neighbouring RCD Espanyol also in the top division, where he was a starter for much of his stay. In his last year, he netted a career-best nine goals (third-best in the squad) while the club barely avoided relegation.
Roger then spent three seasons with Villarreal CF, playing only one match in his second year due to a serious injury. During a 12-month period (2002–03, one with each club), he scored three goals while still in his own half of the field.[2]
In 2006 Roger signed with Eredivisie giants AFC Ajax, joining former Barça teammate Gabri, but retired after just one season due to persistent injuries. At the Amsterdam outfit he became the last player to wear number 14, as it was subsequently retired in honor of club legend Johan Cruyff, his coach at Barcelona.
García had his first coaching experience in 2010–11, assisting former Barcelona teammate Lluís Carreras at CE Sabadell FC and attaining promotion to the second division.[3]
Personal life
Roger's brothers, Óscar and Genís, were also footballers. All youth products of Barcelona, they had however different fates as professionals (especially the latter).[4]
Honours
Club
- Barcelona
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1996–97
- UEFA Super Cup: 1997
- La Liga: 1997–98, 1998–99
- Copa del Rey: 1996–97, 1997–98
- Supercopa de España: 1996
- Espanyol
- Villarreal
Country
- Spain U21
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Is there a greater long-range goalscorer than Xabi Alonso?; The Guardian, 4 October 2006
- ↑ La nueva vida del Sabadell (Sabadell's new life); El Periódico, 18 October 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Barça brothers; Barcelona official website, 29 October 2009
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Roger profile at BDFutbol
- FC Barcelona profile
- Roger – FIFA competition record
- Articles with Spanish-language external links
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- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Sabadell
- Spanish footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- FC Barcelona B players
- FC Barcelona players
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Villarreal CF players
- Eredivisie players
- AFC Ajax players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands