Maccabi Tel Aviv FC can confirm the departure of Carlos Garcia to Alanyaspor after the 32 year-old Spanish defender was given permission and signed for 3 years with the Turkish club.
Garcia, who will hold a press conference at Kiryat Shalom on Sunday at 12:00, told the club’s official website: “The decision to leave Maccabi was the toughest in my career”.
Sports Director Jordi Cruyff told the clubs’ official website: “Carlos joined Maccabi four years ago and has been a top professional of the highest possible caliber and a massive influence both on the pitch and in the dressing room. Carlos has been instrumental to the team and has played a major part in Maccabi’s titles and the fact we had the defense which conceded the least number of goals during this period. The sending off he received from his fellow players and the fans at the end of the match in Netanya is just a testimony to how much Carlos was and still is loved by everyone at Maccabi. We wish him all the best at his new club and in the future. On a personal note I would like to add that as someone who has known Carlos for so many years and has also played alongside him – it has been to pleasure and an honor to work with him and I am sure our paths will cross in the future.”.
