Xavier García (water polo)

Xavier García Gadea (born 5 January 1984) is a Spanish-Croatian water polo player. He was a member of the Spain national team between 1999 and 2013, finishing in sixth place at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifth at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and sixth again at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In 2003, García, then playing for CN Barcelona-Noferthe, ended up in fifth place with the national side at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in his home town of Barcelona.

Since 2010, García has played in Croatia. After being left out of the Spain national team in 2013, he obtained the Croatian citizenship in 2016 to be able to take part in the Rio Olympics, facing Spain in the group stage.

Honours
CN Barcelona
 * LEN Euro Cup: 2003–04

CN Atlètic-Barceloneta Primorje Rijeka VK Jug
 * Spanish Championship: 2003–04, 2004–05
 * Copa del Rey: 2002–03
 * Spanish Championship: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
 * Copa del Rey: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
 * Supercopa de España: 2007, 2009, 2010
 * LEN Champions League runners-up: 2011–12, 2014–15
 * Adriatic League: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
 * Croatian Championship: 2013–14, 2014–15
 * Croatian Cup: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
 * LEN Champions League: 2015–16 ; runners-up: 2016–17
 * LEN Super Cup: 2016
 * Adriatic League: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
 * Croatian Championship: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
 * Croatian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19

Awards

 * Member of the World Team 2018 by total-waterpolo

Orders

 * Order of DH Franjo Bučar.jpg of Danica Hrvatska with face of Franjo Bučar – 2016