Arzu (footballer)
Arzu in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arturo García Muñoz | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dos Hermanas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder / Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Betis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Betis B | 33 | (4) |
| 2000–2011 | Betis | 270 | (12) |
| 2001–2002 | → Córdoba (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Gimnàstic | 29 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | BEC Tero Sasana | 16 | (2) |
| Total | 370 | (19) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Spain U21 | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Arturo García Muñoz (born 17 March 1981), known as Arzu, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or a central defender.
He spent most of his professional career with Betis, appearing in 200 La Liga games over the course of seven seasons (12 years with the club overall, 317 official matches) and winning one Copa del Rey.
A product of Andalusian club Real Betis's youth system, Arzu was born in Dos Hermanas, Seville, and he played for its B-team during the 1999–2000 season, scoring twice in 19 league games. In the following campaign, he made his debuts with the main squad who was playing in the second division – 16 matches, two goals – helping achieve promotion but subsequently staying in the category, being loaned to neighbours Córdoba CF.
In his first season in La Liga, Arzu netted four times from 35 appearances, including one in the opener away to Deportivo de La Coruña on 1 September 2002 (4–2 win). He added a further 60 league games in the following two years combined, as in 2004–05 Betis finished fourth.
During the 2005–06 campaign, Arzu appeared in eight European matches: four in the UEFA Champions League (scoring against Liverpool in a 1–2 group stage home loss) and in the UEFA Cup. On 13 May 2006 he netted a crucial equalizer in a 1–1 draw at Atlético Madrid on the last matchday, with the Verdiblancos barely avoiding relegation.
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