Nick Garcia

Nick Garcia
	Garcia in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Nick Garcia
Date of birth	April 9, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Plano, Texas, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1994–1998	Dallas Texans
College career
Years	Team
1997–1999	Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2007	Kansas City Wizards
2008–2009	San Jose Earthquakes
2009–2010	Toronto FC
Total
International career‡
1995	United States U-17
1999	United States U-20
2003–2004	United States
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 23, 2010; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 4, 2010

Last updated May 26, 2024

Nick Garcia (born April 9, 1979 in Plano, Texas) is an American former professional soccer player.

Career

Youth and College

As a junior and senior at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas, Garcia helped his high school win their first 2 TAPPS state boys soccer championships in 1996 and 1997. He was selected to the all-district, all-state and all-tournament teams. Garcia won the 1996–97 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year award, as well, while starring for Dallas Texans youth club. Garcia played college soccer at Indiana University, leading Indiana to the consecutive national titles in 1998 and 1999, and was named All-American in his final season. Garcia was also named the Soccer America National Freshman of the year while at Indiana University and won the 1999 NCAA Defensive MVP in the College Cup Tournament.

Professional

Garcia signed with Project-40 and MLS in 2000, and was drafted second overall (behind Steve Shak) in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards.

Garcia subsequently played in – and started – 224 games for the Wizards between 2000 and 2007 and helped the Wizards win the MLS Cup in 2000, and the US Open Cup in 2004.

He joined the San Jose Earthquakes as their captain upon their return to MLS in 2008. In early 2009 Garcia signed a multi-year contract with San Jose,^[1] but was traded (along with the rights to Canadian international Ali Gerba) to Toronto FC on June 9, 2009 for a third round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.^[2]

After the 2010 MLS season Toronto declined Garcia's contract option and he elected to participate in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Garcia became a free agent in Major League Soccer when he was not selected in the Re-Entry draft.

International

Garcia played in the 1997 World Youth Championship in Ecuador and captained the US Under-20 national team at the World Youth Championship in Nigeria in 1999. Garcia earned his first cap for the full national team on January 18, 2003, against Canada. So far, he has amassed six caps for the United States.

Personal life

Garcia is married to his wife MeLinda. They have 3 children.

Honors

Kansas City Wizards

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2004
Major League Soccer MLS Cup: 2000
Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield: 2000
Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship: 2004

Toronto FC

Canadian Championship: 2009, 2010

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References

↑ "Earthquakes Sign Defender Nick Garcia to Multi-Year Contract - OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com. 21 January 2009.
↑ "Roster Shuffle In Toronto". US Soccer Players. 9 June 2009.

External links

Nick Garcia at Major League Soccer

Sporting positions
Preceded by Diego Gutiérrez	Kansas City Wizards captain 2006	Succeeded by Jimmy Conrad
Preceded by Wade Barrett	San Jose Earthquakes captain 2008	Succeeded by Ramiro Corrales

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[1] "Earthquakes Sign Defender Nick Garcia to Multi-Year Contract - OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com. 21 January 2009.

[2] "Roster Shuffle In Toronto". US Soccer Players. 9 June 2009.

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