Jonan García

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Aranbillet.
Jonan García
Personal information
Full name Jon Andoni García Aranbillet
Date of birth (1983-01-08) 8 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1995 Santutxu
1995–2000 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Basconia 19 (8)
2000–2003 Bilbao Athletic 73 (12)
2003–2005 Athletic Bilbao 36 (2)
2005–2006 Castellón 32 (7)
2006 Ciudad Murcia 9 (0)
2007 Aris 12 (0)
2007–2008 Ibiza 29 (4)
2009 Huesca 20 (0)
2009–2010 Lleida 35 (3)
2010–2011 Écija 34 (5)
2011–2012 Guadalajara 40 (3)
2012–2013 Alavés 34 (2)
2013–2014 Kalloni 20 (3)
2015 Othellos Athienou 6 (0)
Total 399 (49)
International career
1999 Spain U16 2 (0)
2001 Spain U17 4 (2)
2001–2002 Spain U19 10 (4)
2003 Spain U20 4 (2)
2004 Spain U21 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jon Andoni 'Jonan' García Aranbillet (born 8 January 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, García was a product of Athletic Bilbao's famed youth academy at Lezama, making his first-team debut on 30 August 2003 in a 0–1 La Liga home loss against FC Barcelona where he came on as a 76th-minute substitute.[1] As the Basque side eventually finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup, most of his appearances were made from the bench; he scored his first goal as a professional in a rare start, but in a 1–2 home defeat to Racing de Santander also at San Mamés, on 30 November 2003.[2]

García featured even less in the 2004–05 season, being released subsequently and spending two years in the Segunda División, with CD Castellón and Ciudad de Murcia.[3] He did not finish 2006–07 in Spain, having a six-month spell with Aris Thessaloniki F.C. in the Super League Greece.[4]

García then returned to his country and played in the Segunda División B, with SE Eivissa-Ibiza, his solid performances earning him a return to the second division in January 2009 where he was very important in helping SD Huesca[5] to retain their league status, 57 years after the last visit.[6][7]

In the following years, García resumed his career in the third tier, returning to division two for the 2011–12 campaign with CD Guadalajara.[8]

Honours

Spain U19

References

  1. ^ Rodrigálvarez, Eduardo (31 August 2003). "Mucho premio, mucho castigo" [Great prize, great punishment]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. ^ "El Racing aleja al Athletic de Europa" [Racing take Athletic further from Europe]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 30 November 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Jonan García, el sexto fichaje del Ciudad de Murcia" [Jonan García, sixth Ciudad de Murcia signing]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 20 July 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  4. ^ Borasteros, Daniel; Ros, Cayetano (5 February 2007). "La conquista de Salónica" [Conquest of Thessaloniki]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  5. ^ "El Huesca ficha a Jonan García, procedente del Ibiza" [Huesca sign Jonan García, from Ibiza]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 January 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Jonan: "No hay que hablar de otra cosa que no sea la permanencia"" [Jonan: "The only thing we have to talk about is survival"]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 12 March 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Huesca y Girona se despiden con los deberes hechos" [Huesca and Girona say goodbye after doing their job]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 June 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  8. ^ Sánchez, Jorge (19 July 2011). "Jonan García y Ander Gago, dos "leones" más para Guadalajara" [Jonan García and Ander Gago, two more "lions" for Guadalajara]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. ^ "España vence a Alemania y se proclama campeona de Europa Sub-19" [Spain beat Germany and are crowned Under-19 European champions]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 July 2002. Retrieved 6 September 2018.