Samuel Garcia (footballer, born 1975)

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Samuel Garcia
Personal information
Full name Samuel Garcia
Date of birth (1975-10-02) 2 October 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Tahiti
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2007 AS Vénus ? (?)
International career
1998–2007 Tahiti 19 (2)
Managerial career
2012–2013 Atjeh United F.C. (Assistant)
2013 Boca Juniors School Jakarta
2013 Pro Duta F.C.
2013–2014 AS Pirae (Assistant)
2014–2018 AS Pirae
2018–2023 AS Vénus
2019– Tahiti
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti (as player)
OFC Nations Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2002 New Zealand
Representing Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti (as manager)
OFC Nations Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2024 Fiji/Vanuatu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Samuel Garcia (born 2 October 1975 in Tahiti) is a former footballer who played as a defender. He is currently head coach of the Tahiti national football team. [1] [2]

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International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 June 2001 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland,Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 1–02–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
29 July 2002 North Harbour Stadium, Albany,Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1–02–1 2002 OFC Nations Cup

Managerial record

As of match played 18 November 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef.
GWDLWin %
Tahiti 2019present261349050.00
Career Total261349050.00

Honours

Player

Tahiti

Manager

Tahiti

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References

  1. "Football – Sélection de Tahiti : Samuel Garcia est le nouvel entraineur" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. "Samuel Garcia veut " reconstruire une vraie équipe " de Toa Aito" (in French). Radio1. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  3. "Oceania Nations Cup 2002" . Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  4. "Coupe des Nations 2024 de l'OFC : Découvrez la liste officielle des joueurs sélectionnés!" (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2024.