Richard Garcia

Richard Garcia's career reads like a passport stamped across continents. From Perth to West Ham, Leyton Orient, Hull City, then back across the Pacific to Melbourne, Sydney and Minnesota, he kept chasing the game wherever it led. I admire journeyman footballers like him; they rarely make headlines, but they accumulate a rare education in the sport. What I find most satisfying is the arc home: managing Perth Glory and now developing Australia's U23 side. Taking everything he learned abroad and pouring it back into the next generation feels like the right way to close a loop. A quiet, principled football life worth respecting.

Name (English)

Richard Garcia

Name (Japanese)

リチャード・ガルシア

Reading

りちゃーど・がるしあ

Born

September 4, 1981 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rooster

Origin

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2

Tags

• Western Australia
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.