Nick Garcia (born April 9, 1979 in Plano, Texas) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Nickname: Location within the state of Texas Coordinates: , County Collin County Government  - Mayor Pat Evans Area  - City 185. ... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Wizards Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Coach Curt Onalfo Owner OnGoal, LLC. First Game Kansas City Wiz 3–0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6–0 MetroStars (Arrowhead Stadium; June 20, 1999) Worst Defeat... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ...

As a senior at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas, Garcia won the 1996-97 Gatorade National Boys Socccer Player of the Year award. Garcia played college soccer at Indiana University, leading Indiana to the consecutive national titles in 1998 and 1999, and was named All-American in his final season. He signed with Project-40 and MLS in 2000, and was drafted second overall (behind colossal disappointment Steve Shak) in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards. Gatorade logo Gatorade is a non-carbonated sports drink marketed by the Quaker Oats Company, a division of PepsiCo. ... An NCAA tournament game between Indiana University and the University of Tulsa in 2004 College soccer is a term used to describe soccer that is played by teams operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes. ... Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ... The NCAA began conducting a mens soccer national championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament. ... The NCAA each year names the 11 best Division I college soccer players to its annual First-Team All-American list. ... Generation adidas is a joint venture between Major League Soccer and the United States Soccer Federation aimed to raise the level of young soccer talent in the United States. ... Steve Shak (born May 8, 1978 in Bellflower, California) is an American soccer defender, who is considered one of the worst draft picks ever in the history of Major League Soccer. ... The 2000 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Wizards Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Coach Curt Onalfo Owner OnGoal, LLC. First Game Kansas City Wiz 3–0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6–0 MetroStars (Arrowhead Stadium; June 20, 1999) Worst Defeat...

Garcia has played in -- and started -- almost every game for the Wizards ever since. In 2000, he helped them to win the MLS Cup and the US Open Cup in 2004. This is a summary of the 2000 Major League Soccer season. ... The Alan I. Rothenberg Trophy The MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer postseason, officially recognized as the championship of the league. ... The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams all the way to the professional teams of Major League Soccer. ...

Garcia captained the US Under-20 national team at the World Youth Championship in Nigeria in 1999 and earned his first cap for the full national team on February 12, 2003, against Jamaica. So far, he has amassed six caps for the United States. The FIFA World Youth Championship is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). ... A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. ... First international Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada  (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official:  Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Biggest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands  (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador  (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Career Statistics

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Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Wizards Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Coach Curt Onalfo Owner OnGoal, LLC. First Game Kansas City Wiz 3–0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6–0 MetroStars (Arrowhead Stadium; June 20, 1999) Worst Defeat...

See also

• List of current MLS players

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External links

• Nick Garcia profile at US National Soccer Players Association
• Nick Garcia profile at MLSNet