Boniek García

Boniek García

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

García made his senior debut on August 10, 2003 with Real Patepluma, losing 4–1 to Atlético Olanchano. In 2004, he joined Olimpia of Honduras. He also played for Marathón of Honduras. He also went for a 15-day trial with French club Paris Saint Germain and played two friendly games with the team that toured Portugal to play against Vitória Guimarães and Benfica. During August 2009, it was announced that he would travel to Wigan Athletic, who were in England's Premier League at the time, in order to sign a three-year contract with the club, along with fellow Honduran, Roger Rojas. The contract was not signed and García stayed with Olimpia. On June 7, 2012, García signed with Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo to become their 2nd ever Designated Player. He made his Dynamo debut on June 30 in a 2–0 win over the Philadelphia Union. On July 15, 2012, he scored his first goal in a Dynamo jersey and in Major League Soccer against D.C. United in the 62nd minute. García's impact was immense, with the Dynamo having a +10 goal differential and a record of 9-4-6 after he joined the team. On August 30, García returned to Olimpia as the Dynamo traveled to Honduras to face his old club in the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League. He would play all 90 minutes as Houston earned a 1–1 draw. On November 26, 2012, García was awarded the "Newcomer of the Year" and "Player's Player of the Year" award by the team, despite playing only half of the season. García was also named the MLS Latin…

International career

García made his debut for Honduras in a July 2005 friendly match against Canada and has played at the 2007, 2009, and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 2005, 2007, and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups. García helped Honduras win the 2011 Copa Centroamericana finish second at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana. He was also a non-playing squad member at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He played in all three Group E matches for Honduras at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil including against France when he came on as a substitute. García earned his 100th cap for Honduras on 4 September 2015 in a 3–0 win against Venezuela. As of 2017, García had the 4th most caps for Honduras with 125 caps. He returned to play for the national team in a friendly match against Guatemala on 15 November 2020, after three years of absence.

Coaching career

Was the head coach for Lutheran South Academy's Junior Varsity team for the 2023 season.

Club
Honduras men's national football team (2005–)
League
Major League Soccer
National team
Honduras
Club
C.D. Olimpia (2007–2012)
Club
C.D. Marathón (2006–2007)
Club
Houston Dynamo FC (2012–)
Club
C.D. Olimpia (2004–2006)

Personal

Personal life

He was given the middle name Boniek in honour of Zbigniew Boniek, the famous Polish international footballer. García's father was a professional footballer for Olimpia. He chose to have the name "Boniek" written across the back of his shirt while playing for Houston. He and his wife Ivania Reyes have a daughter and twin sons. Every offseason, García returns home to do charitable work in Honduras. First inspired by former Honduran international Víctor Bernárdez, he collected toys for children dealing with cancer. He has also donated school supplies and clothes to underprivileged children in Honduras, as well as doing charitable work in the Houston area throughout the year. Following Hurricane Eta hitting Honduras in 2020, he and fellow Honduran international footballers worked to raise money for those affected by the storm. García holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS team purposes.

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Identifiers & aliases
Position

wing half

Description

Honduran footballer

Extract from Wikipedia

Óscar Boniek García Ramírez is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Before moving to the United States, García had a successful career in Honduras with Olimpia and Marathón, winning eight league titles. He earned over 130 caps for the Honduras national team and is the fourth most capped player in the country's history and has the fourth most appearances in Houston Dynamo history.

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