Oscar Bonieck García
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Óscar Boniek García is a Honduran football midfielder
player. He currently plays for Olimpia
. He also played for Marathón
of Honduras. He has been a regular member for the Honduras national football team
since 2005.He also went for a 15 day trial with French club Paris Saint Germain and played two friendly games with the team that made a tour to Portugal to play against Victória Guimaraes & Benfica. Afer that he was no longer part of the team. It was announced on Monday 17 August 2009, that he would travel to Wigan Athletic of the English Premiership, in order to sign a 3 year contract with the club, along with fellow Honduran, Roger Rojas. The contract was not signed and Garcia stayed in Olimpia.
He was given the middle name Boniek in honour of Zbigniew Boniek
, famous Polish international footballer.
Garcia has recently been linked with Scottish club Rangers.
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
player. He currently plays for Olimpia
Club Deportivo Olimpia
Club Deportivo Olimpia is a Honduran football and baseball club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top division in the country, and play their home matches in the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino...
. He also played for Marathón
Club Deportivo Marathón
Club Deportivo Marathón is an Honduran football club which currently plays in the in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras in San Pedro Sula.-History:...
of Honduras. He has been a regular member for the Honduras national football team
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
since 2005.He also went for a 15 day trial with French club Paris Saint Germain and played two friendly games with the team that made a tour to Portugal to play against Victória Guimaraes & Benfica. Afer that he was no longer part of the team. It was announced on Monday 17 August 2009, that he would travel to Wigan Athletic of the English Premiership, in order to sign a 3 year contract with the club, along with fellow Honduran, Roger Rojas. The contract was not signed and Garcia stayed in Olimpia.
He was given the middle name Boniek in honour of Zbigniew Boniek
Zbigniew Boniek
Zbigniew "Zibì" Kazimierz Boniek is a former Polish footballer and coach. He first played at Zawisza Bydgoszcz and later at Widzew Łódź. Boniek was named by Pelé as one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers and by FIFA as one of the 100 best-ever players. On 12 October 2009 he received a Golden...
, famous Polish international footballer.
Garcia has recently been linked with Scottish club Rangers.