Poli Garcia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jose Garcia | ||
| Date of birth | January 8, 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1979 |
California Sunshine | 56 | (50) |
| 1979–1980 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 38 | (24) |
| 1980–1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 48 | (10) |
| 1980–1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs (indoor) | 18 | (22) |
| 1981–1982 | Jacksonville Tea Men (indoor) | 13 | (3) |
| 1982–1983 | Jacksonville Tea Men | 39 | (11) |
| 1982–1987 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 211 | (135) |
| 1987–1988 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 78 | (69) |
| 1988–1989 |
San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 21 | (1) |
| 1989 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 17 | (1) |
| Total | 539 | (326) | |
| International career | |||
| 1975 | United States | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jose “Poli” Garcia (born in
caps with the United States
in 1975.
Professional
Born in San Diego, Garcia spent most of his youth in
North American Soccer League (NASL).[2] After the Aztecs folded following the 1981 season, and Garcia moved to the Jacksonville Tea Men
for the 1982 season. The Tea Men left the NASL and joined the ASL following and Garcia remained with the team through at least the 1983 ASL season.
Indoor years
Garcia began his indoor career with the
San Diego Sockers on September 14, 1988. He began the season with the Sockers, but was traded to the Lazers in exchange for Waad Hirmez on February 3, 1989. When the Lazers folded at the end of the season, the St. Louis Storm
selected Garcia in the MISL dispersal draft, but did not sign him.
National team
Garcia earned two
caps with the United States in August 1975 at the Mexico City Cup. His first game was a 6–0 loss to Argentina on August 21. His second was a 2–0 loss to Mexico on August 24, 1975. In the second game, he replaced Hank Liotart in the 71st minute.[4]
References
- ^ Store Search Archived 2006-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Garcia's NASL statistics
- ^ St. Louis Indoor Soccer Year-by-Year, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 30, 1995, by Keith Schildroth
- ^ USA – Details of International Matches 1970–1979