the tournament's new denomination). Betis On 14 August 2017, the 30-year-old García returned to Spain after eight years to join Real Betis. He appeared in 64 total games for the team from the Estadio Benito Villamarín over three seasons, scoring once in a 3–1 away win against Deportivo Alavés on 12 March 2018 and being sent off the following 10 February in a 3–0 loss at CD Leganés. García signed a new two-year contract with the Andalusians on 5 July 2019. Boavista After mutually terminating his contract with Betis, García went back to Portugal's top flight by joining Boavista F.C. on a three-year deal on 19 August 2020. He scored his first goal for the team on 25 October in a 2–2 draw at F.C. Famalicão, in which he was sent off. On 22 June 2022, 35-year-old García retired. Remaining in Portugal, he immediately went back to Benfica and joined the staff of new manager Roger Schmidt. International career García represented the Spain national under-21 team at the 2009 UEFA European Championship, appearing against England (2–0 loss) in an eventual group stage exit. He earned his first cap for the full side on 26 May 2012, playing 22 minutes in a 2–0 friendly win over Serbia in St. Gallen. Career statistics Club Honours Real Madrid B Segunda División B: 2004–05 Real Madrid Supercopa de España: 2008 Benfica Primeira Liga: 2009–10 Taça da Liga: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 Manchester City Premier League: 2013–14 Football League Cup: 2013–14 FA Cup runner-up: 2012–13 Zenit Saint Petersburg Russian Premier League: 2014–15 Russian Cup: 2015–16 Russian Super Cup: 2015, 2016 Spain U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2006 References External links 1987 births Living people People from Río Mula Spanish footballers Footballers from the Region of Murcia Association football defenders Association football midfielders Association football utility players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players CA Osasuna players Real Betis players Primeira Liga players S.L. Benfica footballers Boavista F.C. players Premier League players Manchester City F.C. players Russian Premier League players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Spain youth international footballers Spain under-21 international footballers Spain international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Russia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Russia S.L. Benfica non-playing staff