Jonan García

Jon Andoni 'Jonan' García Aranbillet (born 8 January 1983 in Bilbao, Biscay) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Aranbillet.
Jonan García
Personal information
Full name Jon Andoni García Aranbillet
Date of birth (1983-01-08) 8 January 1983
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1995 Santutxu
1995–2000 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Basconia 19 (8)
2000–2003 Bilbao Athletic 73 (12)
2003–2005 Athletic Bilbao 36 (2)
2005–2006 Castellón 32 (7)
2006 Ciudad Murcia 9 (0)
2007 Aris 12 (0)
2007–2008 Ibiza 29 (4)
2009 Huesca 20 (0)
2009–2010 Lleida 35 (3)
2010–2011 Écija 34 (5)
2011–2012 Guadalajara 40 (3)
2012–2013 Alavés 34 (2)
2013–2014 Kalloni 20 (3)
2015 Othellos Athienou 6 (0)
Total 399 (49)
National team
1999 Spain U16 2 (0)
2001 Spain U17 4 (2)
2001–2002 Spain U19 10 (4)
2003 Spain U20 4 (2)
2004 Spain U21 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

A product of Athletic Bilbao's famed youth academy, Lezama, García made his first-team debut on 30 August 2003 in a 0–1 La Liga home loss against FC Barcelona where he came on as a 76th-minute substitute.[1] As the Basque side eventually finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup, most of his appearances were made from the bench; he scored his first goal as a professional in a rare start, but in a 1–2 home defeat to Racing de Santander also at San Mamés, on 30 November 2003.[2]

García featured even less in the 2004–05 season, being released subsequently and spending two years in the second division, with CD Castellón and Ciudad de Murcia. He did not finish 2006–07 in Spain, having a six-month spell with Aris Thessaloniki FC.

García then returned to his country and played in the third level, with SE Eivissa-Ibiza, his solid performances earning him a return to division two where he was very important in SD Huesca's retaining of its league status, 57 years after the last visit.

In the following years, García resumed his career in the third tier, returning to the second division for the 2011–12 campaign with CD Guadalajara.

Honours

Spain U19

References
  1. "Mucho premio, mucho castigo" [Great prize, great punishment]. El País (in Spanish). 31 August 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. "El Racing aleja al Athletic de Europa" [Racing take Athletic further from Europe]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 30 November 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. "España vence a Alemania y se proclama campeona de Europa Sub-19" [Spain beat Germany and are crowned Under-19 European champions]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 July 2002. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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