Samuel Garcia (footballer, born 1975)

This article is about a Tahitian footballer. For other people, see Samuel Garcia (disambiguation).

Samuel Garcia

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Garcia
Date of birth	(1975-10-02) 2 October 1975 (age 50)
Place of birth	Tahiti
Position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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
2019–2025	Tahiti
2025–	Tahiti United
Medal record Men's football Representing   Tahiti (as player) OFC Nations Cup 2002 New Zealand Representing   Tahiti (as manager) OFC Nations Cup 2024 Fiji/Vanuatu
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 January 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals 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]}

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 June 2001	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland,	Solomon Islands	1–0	2–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	9 July 2002	North Harbour Stadium, Albany,	Papua New Guinea	1–0	2–1	2002 OFC Nations Cup

Managerial record

As of match played 21 March 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record					Ref.
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Tahiti		2019	present	27	13	4	10	048.15
Career Total				27	13	4	10	048.15	—

Honours

Player

Tahiti

• OFC Nations Cup: 3rd place 2002 ^[3]

Manager

Tahiti

• OFC Nations Cup: 3rd place 2024 ^[4]

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.

External links

• Samuel Garcia – FIFA competition record (archived)