György Garics
.jpg) Garics with Austria in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Szombathely, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1998 | Haladás | ||
| 1998–2001 | Rapid Vienna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 |
Rapid Vienna II | 18 | (2) |
| 2002–2006 | Rapid Vienna | 81 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 |
Napoli | 37 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 |
Atalanta | 65 | (1) |
| 2010–2015 |
Bologna | 102 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Darmstadt 98 | 21 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Imolese | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 337 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Austria U21 | 25 | (2) |
| 2006–2016 | Austria | 41 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
György Garics (German pronunciation:
Football career
Born in Szombathely, Hungary, of Croatian descent, Garics moved to Vienna when he was 14 years old and started his football career in Austria with prominent side Rapid Vienna in 2002; during his first season as a teenager he made two appearances.
By the 2004–05 season the young attacking wingback has become more of a prominent member in the first team and Rapid Vienna won the Austrian Bundesliga. Around this time he also became captain of the Austria under-21 national team.
Having made 81 appearances for Rapid Vienna and scored one goal, he was bought by Italian side
He was also called up to the
The case of Garics divided Hungarian public sentiment, as it is the first high-profile case of a player choosing a national team other than Hungary, and is also considered a failure on the part of the Hungarian Football Federation to consider to select him in time for the national team.
Garics signed for
After Atalanta were relegated from Serie A, Garics was sold outright to
Garics was seriously injured in 2011, and had to miss most of the spring season at Bologna.On 14 August 2015, Garics joined newly promoted Bundesliga club SV Darmstadt 98 on a two-year deal.[6] He left the club on 30 August 2016.[7]
Honours
Rapid Vienna
References
- ^ S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ^ a b S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2009 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ^ "Napoli, le comproprietà risolte" (in Italian). SSC Napoli. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ "RAIMONDI ALL'ATALANTA, GARICS AL BOLOGNA" (in Italian). Atalanta BC. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bilancio intermedio al 31 dicembre 2010: Nota integrativa: parte 1" (PDF). Bologna FC 1909 (in Italian). 4 April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "Österreichs Nationalspieler Garics wechselt zu den Lilien" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ György Garics verlässt den SV Darmstadt, diepresse.com, 30 August 2016
External links
- György Garics at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rapid stats – Rapid archiv (in German)
- Player profile – Euro 2008
- György Garics at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
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