▁Born ▁in ▁C erd any ola ▁del ▁Vall ès , ▁Barcelona , ▁Catal onia , ▁García ▁was ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Real ▁Madrid ' s ▁youth ▁system . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁first - team ▁debut ▁on ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁home ▁win ▁over ▁Deport ivo ▁de ▁La ▁Cor u ña ; ▁he ▁played ▁another ▁match ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 9 5 ▁campaign , ▁while ▁still ▁registered ▁with ▁the ▁res erves . ▁ ▁García ▁then ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁on ▁loan ▁at ▁Real ▁Zar ago za , ▁featuring ▁prom in ently ▁but ▁without ▁scoring ▁much ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Santiago ▁Bern ab é u ▁Stadium . ▁After ▁a ▁season ▁with ▁only ▁eight ▁appearances ▁he ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁fellow ▁La ▁Liga ▁club ▁R CD ▁Mall or ca , ▁being ▁the ▁B ale ar ic ▁Islands ▁team ' s ▁top ▁sc orer ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 9 9 ▁as ▁they ▁achieved ▁a ▁first - ever ▁qual ification ▁to ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League ; ▁he ▁also ▁helped ▁them ▁reach ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁UEFA ▁Cup ▁W inners ' ▁Cup ▁final , ▁where ▁he ▁scored ▁to ▁tie ▁the ▁game ▁at ▁ 1 – 1 ▁in ▁an ▁event ual ▁ 1 – 2 ▁loss ▁to ▁S . S . ▁Laz io . ▁ ▁Sub sequently , ▁García ▁signed ▁for ▁FC ▁Barcelona . ▁In ▁the ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁score ▁ 1 1 ▁La ▁Liga ▁goals ▁(