Franco García

Franco García
García with Cobresal in 2023
Personal information
Full name Franco Manuel García
Date of birth (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 San Martín Tucumán
(on loan from Cobresal)
Youth career
Racing de Córdoba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Racing de Córdoba 94 (13)
2020 → Sportivo La Consulta (loan) 5 (0)
2023– Cobresal 60 (7)
2025– → San Martín Tucumán (loan) 20 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2025

Franco Manuel García (born 4 June 1997) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a winger for San Martín de Tucumán on loan from Cobresal in the Chilean Primera División.

Club career

Born in Córdoba, Argentina, García is a product of Racing de Córdoba, with whom he made his debut in the 2013–14 Copa Argentina against Las Palmas. From 2015 to 2022, he played for them in the Torneo Federal B, the Torneo Federal A and the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, getting three promotions.[2] As a member of them, he won the 2020–21 Transición of the Torneo Regional Federal and the 2022 Torneo Federal A, getting promotion to the Primera Nacional.[3][4] In 2020, he also had a stint on loan with Sportivo La Consulta.[5][6]

In 2023, García moved to Chile and joined Cobresal in the top division.[7][4] They becoming the runner-up in the 2023 season and qualified to the 2024 Copa Libertadores.[8] In January 2025, he was loaned out to San Martín de Tucumán for a year.[9]

Personal life

He is nicknamed Wachi.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Franco García". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Leyria, Agustín (2023). "Franco García: "Racing es familia y el Miguel Sancho mi segunda casa"". 351deportes.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Franco García, una de las figuras del ascenso de Racing, se va de Nueva Italia". Vía País (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b Maldonado, Víctor (30 December 2022). "Llegó a Chile tras ser campeón en Argentina, pero estuvo cerca del retiro: "Me había gustado la joda"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Con una oferta del Federal A, La Consulta perdió a su principal figura". Sitio Andino (in Spanish). 19 February 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. ^ "La Consulta debutó con una victoria en el Regional Federal Amateur de A.F.A." Sitio Andino (in Spanish). 5 February 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ^ Rubio, Jorge (29 November 2022). "Cobresal anuncia un principio de acuerdo para fichar al atacante argentino Franco García". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. ^ Arriaza, Bastian (12 December 2023). "Llegó de Argentina y estuvo a un paso de ser campeón en su primer año en Chile: "Quiero jugar la Libertadores"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  9. ^ Romero, Jorge; Merlo, César Luis (16 January 2025). "Equipo del fútbol chileno deja partir a su principal figura: se va a Argentina". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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