PAOK entered his life just at the right time. It was at the point where he was beginning to fall out of love with the game. And PAOK, its fans, and the atmosphere of the Toumba Stadium gave him a new lease of life, made him feel he could be a competitor again, and made him feel alive. Since then Thessaloniki ha been his home. And it will continue to be.

After his playing career ended, he immediately began working in the club’s youth system, initially with the Under-17s and later the Under-19s with whom he guided to the league title three times – two of those as unbeaten champions.

His promotion to first team coach was a desired and anticipated development, a result of his hard work. The next steps for the Garcia – PAOK relationship. It’s a relationship which has been renewed until 2023, with the Uruguayan signing an extensions to his contract.