Luwamo Garcia

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Luwamo Garcia
Personal information
Full name Luwamo Garcia
Date of birth (1985-05-01) 1 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Standard Liège
Genk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004 Genk 3 (0)
2004–2006 VVV-Venlo 67 (13)
2006–2009 RKC Waalwijk 80 (18)
2009–2011 Ethnikos Asteras 39 (30)
2011 Alki Larnaca 13 (2)
2012–2013 Caála
2013–2014 Progresso Sambizanga
2014–2016 Tilleur
2016–2017 Bressoux
2017 Star Fléron
International career
2000–2001 Belgium U16 11 (2)
2001–2002 Belgium U17 9 (3)
2002–2003 Belgium U18 15 (1)
2003–2005 Belgium U19 19 (2)
2005 Belgium U20 2 (0)
2004–2005 Belgium U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Luwamo Garcia (born 1 May 1985) is a former professional footballer. Born in Angola, he is a Belgian youth international and has appeared at all levels from under-16 to under-21. At club level, he played in Belgium, the Netherlands, Greece, Cyprus and his native Angola.

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Career

Born in Luanda, Angola, Garcia made his debut in professional football, being part of the Genk squad in the 2003–04 season. He also played for VVV-Venlo before joining RKC Waalwijk. Afterwards he played in Angola for Caála and Progresso Sambizanga. [1] From January 2015, Garcia played for Tilleur in Belgium. [2] In 2016, he moved to Bressoux. During a practice session, he suffered a transient ischemic attack which left him impaired in speech and movement for some time after. This forced him to retire from football. [1]

Post-retirement

After his retirement from professional football, Garcia owned a transport company and worked for FedEx and TNT Express. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hoe gaat het nu met Luwamo Garcia?". Venlonaren (in Dutch). 18 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Thyssen, Emmanuel (11 November 2014). ""Relever le challenge de la montée"". DH Les Sports + (in French).


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