Miguel Sebastián "Pitu" García (born 27 January 1984), sometimes known as just "Pitu", is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Argentina

Pitu was born in Santa Fe. He started his career in

Unión de Santa Fe Club Atlético Unión (; mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe ) is a sports club from Santa Fe, Argentina, Santa Fe, the capital city of the Santa Fe Province, in Argentina. The club was founded on 15 April 1907. Unión is mostly known for its asso ...

, base in his hometown, from which he was loaned firstly to

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and subsequently to Iraklis. After being released by Unión de Santa Fe he played for a brief period for

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in the Greek Superleague, before returning on a free transfer to Iraklis during the 2010 winter transfer window.

Iraklis

Pitu joined Iraklis on loan during the summer of 2007. He made his league debut for his new club in a match against

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for the fifth round of the 2007–08 season, replacing Giannis Papadopoulos in the 56th minute of the match. He continued to appear regularly for the club until the end of the season and he even managed to score his first goal for Iraklis, in a match against OFI. It was a crucial, match deciding, goal, scored in the injury time of the match, disengaging Iraklis from the relegation battle. In the end of the season he counted 1 goal out of 20 league appearances.

Aris

On 31 August 2009, Pitu signed for

on a free transfer. He made his debut for Aris in a 1–1 away draw against

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, as he replaced his teammate Neto in the 76th minute. Pitu scored his only goal for Aris in a cup match against

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. He contributed in Aris' campaign as, in a match against AEL, he hit the corner by which his teammate Sebastian Abreu scored the equaliser for his team. He managed to appear in total of 10 matches for Aris before being released by the club on 1 February 2010.

Iraklis

On the very same day of his release Pitu signed a contract with former club Iraklis. The debut in this second spell for Iraklis was made in a local derby match against

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

that ended 1–1. Until the end of the season he featured in a total of ten games for Iraklis.

Atromitos

Following the Iraklis's relegation, he joined Greek First Division side

on 29 June 2011, signing a two-year contract.

PAS Giannina

On 5 August 2019, Pitu signed for

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club (), or with its full name Panipirotikós Athlitikós Síllogos Giánnina (, ''Panepirotic Athletic Club Giannina'') is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Ioannina, the capita ...

on a free transfer. He appeared in total of 9 matches, 7 in the championship and 2 in the

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. After the end of a match against

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, he announced his decision to retire from football.

Honours

PAS Giannina *

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: 2019–20

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Pitu 1984 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Men's association football midfielders Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Primera Nacional players Unión de Santa Fe footballers Chilean Primera División players Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Atromitos F.C. players Volos F.C. players K League 1 players Seongnam FC players Super League Greece 2 players PAS Giannina F.C. players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea 21st-century Argentine sportsmen