Gabe Garcia (soccer)

Gabriel "Gabe" Garcia is a retired American soccer forward who spent his entire career in the SISL and USISL. He won two USISL championships, both with the Greensboro Dynamo.

Gabe Garcia
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Garcia
Date of birth (1970-06-08) June 8, 1970
Place of birth Helotes, Texas, United States
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
1988–1992 UNC Charlotte
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991 San Antonio Generals 16 (8)
1993–1994 Greensboro Dynamo 31 (11)
1995 Myrtle Beach Boyz
1996 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (6)
1997 Richmond Kickers 23 (5)
1998 Minnesota Thunder 26 (0)
1999 Lehigh Valley Steam 10 (1)
1999 Hershey Wildcats 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Youth

Garcia attended UNC Charlotte where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1988 to 1992. He was a 1991 second team All American.[1] He finished his four seasons with 39 goals in 77 games.[2] In October 2002, UNC-Charlotte retired Garcia’s jersey at the halftime of the Duke-Charlotte soccer game.[3]

Professional

In 1991, Garcia, along with his twin brother Carlos, played for the San Antonio Generals during the SISL outdoor season. He scored eight goals in sixteen games that season.[4] After graduation, they signed with FC Weisbaden, a German 3rd division team but later moved back to Charlotte for lack of playing time. In 1993, he signed with the Greensboro Dynamo, winning the 1993 and 1994 USISL championships with the team. In 1995, he moved to the expansion Myrtle Beach Boyz. The team lasted one season, but did go to the playoff semifinals. In February 1996, the San Jose Clash selected Garcia in the 12th round (118th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft, but waived him in April 1996. He then spent the 1996 USISL season with the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers. He moved again in 1997, this time to the Richmond Kickers. On April 6, 1998, he signed with the Minnesota Thunder.[5] In 1999, he split the season between the Lehigh Valley Steam and the Hershey Wildcats.

Garcia and his brother currently own the El Chaparral Mexican restaurant chain in San Antonio, Texas.[6]

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References
  1. 1991 All Americans Archived November 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. 2008 UNC-Charlotte Soccer Media Guide
  3. Charlotte 49ers To Retire Men's Soccer's Aidan Heaney's Jersey Saturday
  4. "The Year in American Soccer – 1991". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  5. Signings of forward Garcia, defender Chato boost Thunder roster to 20
  6. "Score One for San Antonio". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
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