Anthony Garcia (polo)

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Anthony Garcia
Personal information
National teamUnited States (1998)
Born (1981-02-03) February 3, 1981 (age 44)
Children1
Sport
Sport Polo
Club GlobalPort

Anthony Garcia (born February 3, 1981 [1] [2] ) is a Filipino-American polo player with a 5-goal handicap [3] He was part of the United States team which played in the 1998 World Polo Championship.

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Career

Garcia is a five-goaler polo player. [4]

Garcia started playing polo at age 13 in Santa Barbara, California. [5] He was part of the United States team which took part at the 1998 World Polo Championship. [6] In the late-1990s, he played 26-goal. [5]

He is part of the Mikee Romero-owned and captained team GlobalPort. [7] [8] He played in the 26-goal World Polo League with GlobalPort in 2023. [5]

Garcia was the coach of the Philippine national team which took part at the polo tournaments at the 2019 SEA Games. [9]

Personal life

Garcia is a United States citizen. [10] He is in a relationship with Filipino actress Andrea del Rosario who he first met in 2016 when she was campaigning for vice mayor of Calatagan. [2] Garcia also owns a 6 hectares (15 acres) hacienda in Calatagan. [11] [12] Garcia has a daughter while del Rosario has a daughter of her own born in 2010 with another man. [2] [13]

His parents are Antonio Garcia and beauty queen Carolyn Masibay. His brother Adrian Christopher is also a polo player. [4] [14]

References

  1. ↑ Monserate, Glory Mae (February 18, 2018). ""Before you, life was very gloomy!" Andrea del Rosario to the man who inspires her and makes her happy". Kami.com.ph. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Siazon, Rachelle (June 10, 2021). "Andrea del Rosario relationship with polo player boyfriend". PEP.ph (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Garcia shines as Team PH seizes Belo Polo Cup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 30, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Polo finds new fans in next-generation players". Lifestyle.INQ. Philippine Daily Inquirer. January 21, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Globalport Wins World Polo League Debut In Palm Beach Open; WPL Doubleheader On Sunday At Grand Champions". POLO+10. March 18, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "GlobalPort finishes 2nd in Bangkok tilt". The Philippine Star. March 26, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Philippine polo team places strong second in 5th All Asia Cup 2020". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  8. ↑ "GlobalPort polo team pulls off thrilling win over Argentinian side". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. September 19, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ Ulanday, John Bryan (November 24, 2019). "Philippines polo squads all geared up". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ Bernardino, Stephanie (June 2, 2022). "Andrea del Rosario on marriage, migrating abroad, trying new career opportunities". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  11. ↑ Aquino, Maine (August 5, 2021). "In Photos: Andrea Del Rosario and Anthony Garcia's 6-hectare farm in Calatagan, Batangas". GMA Entertainment. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  12. ↑ Garcia, Rose (June 9, 2022). "Andrea del Rosario "in the process" of relocating to U.S." PEP.ph (in Filipino). Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  13. ↑ Pasajol, Anne (September 10, 2024). "Andrea del Rosario blamed self over child's rare disease". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  14. ↑ Mendoza, Ruel J. (February 17, 2018). "Andrea del Rosario happy now with new inspiration". PEP.ph (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
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