Franco Manuel García (born 4 June 1997) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a winger for Cobresal in the Chilean Primera División.

Franco García
García with Cobresal in 2023
Personal information
Full name Franco Manuel García
Date of birth (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Cobresal
Number 14
Youth career
Racing de Córdoba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Racing de Córdoba 94 (13)
2020 → Sportivo La Consulta (loan) 5 (0)
2023– Cobresal 38 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2024

Club career

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Born in Córdoba, Argentina, García is a product of Racing de Córdoba, with whom he made his debut in the 2013–14 Copa Argentina against Las Palmas. From 2015 to 2022, he played for them in the Torneo Federal B, the Torneo Federal A and the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, getting three promotions.[2] As a member of them, he won the 2020–21 Transición of the Torneo Regional Federal and the 2022 Torneo Federal A, getting promotion to the Primera Nacional.[3][4] In 2020, he also had a stint on loan with Sportivo La Consulta.[5][6]

In 2023, he moved to Chile and joined Cobresal in the top division.[7][4] They becoming the runner-up in the 2023 season and qualified to the 2024 Copa Libertadores.[8]

Personal life

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He is nicknamed Wachi.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Franco García". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Leyria, Agustín (2023). "Franco García: "Racing es familia y el Miguel Sancho mi segunda casa"". 351deportes.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Franco García, una de las figuras del ascenso de Racing, se va de Nueva Italia". Vía País (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b Maldonado, Víctor (30 December 2022). "Llegó a Chile tras ser campeón en Argentina, pero estuvo cerca del retiro: "Me había gustado la joda"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Con una oferta del Federal A, La Consulta perdió a su principal figura". Sitio Andino (in Spanish). 19 February 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. ^ "La Consulta debutó con una victoria en el Regional Federal Amateur de A.F.A." Sitio Andino (in Spanish). 5 February 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ^ Rubio, Jorge (29 November 2022). "Cobresal anuncia un principio de acuerdo para fichar al atacante argentino Franco García". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. ^ Arriaza, Bastian (12 December 2023). "Llegó de Argentina y estuvo a un paso de ser campeón en su primer año en Chile: "Quiero jugar la Libertadores"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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