The Barça Academy inscribes to his two first footballers in the Olympic games

Between the numerous participants in the Olympic games linked to the FC Barcelona appear the names of two footballers that went out of the Barça Academy: Eric García and Takehiro Tomiyasu, those who will represent to the national selections of Spain and Japan, respectively.

García, before his go through The Masia, already had formed part of the FCBEscola Barcelona during the season 2008-09, whereas Tomiyasu, the one who at present is a member of the Bologna, followed suit in the Barça Academy Fukuoka, situated in his natal country. García already has done his official debut in front of Egypt, whereas the Japanese will be in front of the combined of South Africa.

The starts of Eric and 'Take'

Eric García began to shine after hardly have incorporated to the team 'Dani Alves' of the centre of training in 2008. Since it was called to diverse trainings and competitions until recalar in Benjamín B, where were Andy Gudjohnsen and Iván of the Crag, children of ancient players of the Barça.

For then, the coordinator of the FCBEscola, Iñaki Andreu, elogió to the defender: "His trainers always stood out that it did to participate to all his mates and served them of support, showing a maturity and capacity of improper leadership of his age, and being a clear example of the values that want to transmit to our youngsters and of the style of game that characterises us".

By his part, Tomiyasu, also defender, gave destellos of what would be a future in the centre of Barcelona training in Fukuoka, one of the four that has the Barça in the oriental nation, in addition to the ones of Yokohama, Nara and Katsushika. Later, it gave the jump to the Wasp Fukuoka with 17 years, before flying to Europe, where would defend the colours of the Sint-Truiden, of Belgium, and the Bologna, of Italy.