European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 29 - August 2, 2015
(18) Christian Garcia/Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain
 
Christian García Rodriguez
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 1, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 106
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career CEV Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$71,044.68
Francisco Alfredo Marco
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 4, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Benidorm
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 78 kg (172 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 101
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career CEV Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$77,704.11
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
CEV140020114042000 US$22,787.82
CEV C&S60101101020000 US$6,647.39
CEV Under Age10000000100000 US$0.00
FIVB51010020508914111 US$88,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000001000000 US$0.00
Overall73022141111141114111 US$117,735.22
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Francisco Alfredo Marco - 9th Christian Garcia - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 26, Q5 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2015 Gstaad Major Series 26, Q5 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 35 17th 400 US$7,000.00
CEV 6/17-21/2015 1st European Games 7 17th 128 € 0.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series Q11 41st 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam Q11 41st 40 US$0.00
CEV 5/20-24/2015 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters 8 17th 64 € 250.00
FIVB 12/9-14/2014 Mangaung Open 6 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/4-8/2014 Doha Open 10 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2014 Xiamen Open 16 2nd 450 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 28, Q6 25th 160 US$4,000.00
CEV 9/11-14/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters 8 5th 192 € 1,250.00
CEV 8/7-10/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters 12, Q3 3rd 256 € 6,000.00
2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/29/2015 Pool B Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (15) Lost 12-21, 17-21 0:39
Thu, 7/30/2015 Pool B Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (2) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:38
Fri, 7/31/2015 Pool B Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (31) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Garcia/Marco trail the series against the field 10-31 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 14 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
9/13/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters Winner 2 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 2 Garcia/Marco 8 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-4
7/30/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Garcia/Marco 18 21-19, 21-14 0:38
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Garcia/Marco 30, Q12 21-19, 21-12 0:32
5/8/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Garcia/Marco 10 21-19, 21-18 0:44
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Garcia/Marco 21 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-3
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool G Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Garcia/Marco 26, Q5 21-17, 21-18 0:35
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Garcia/Marco 28, Q12 21-12, 21-18 0:36
8/7/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Vaduz Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 Garcia/Marco 9, Q2 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
Series tied with # 4 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-1
8/8/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Pool D Garcia/Marco 12, Q3 Doppler/Horst 5 13-21, 22-20, 17-15 0:54
6/6/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Doppler/Horst 8 Garcia/Marco 20 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Garcia/Marco 26, Q5 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-4
8/10/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 1 Garcia/Marco 12, Q3 21-16, 21-14 0:19
6/3/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool D Gavira/Herrera 4 Garcia/Marco 20 21-14, 21-9 0:31
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Gavira/Herrera 12 Garcia/Marco 28, Q12 21-16, 24-22 0:39
7/31/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool P Gavira/Herrera 7 Garcia/Marco 26 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-2
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 20 Garcia/Marco 30, Q12 21-18, 21-9 0:37
6/4/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool D Walkenhorst/Windscheif 13 Garcia/Marco 20 21-15, 21-7 0:29
Series tied with # 11 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-2
9/13/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters Winner 1 Garcia/Marco 8 Kantor/Losiak 3 21-16, 15-21, 15-10 0:54
8/9/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Winner 2 Garcia/Marco 12, Q3 Kantor/Losiak 6 21-16, 21-18 0:41
7/19/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters Contender 4 Kantor/Losiak 2 Garcia/Marco 8 14-21, 25-23, 18-16 0:53
5/30/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters Qualifier 3 Kantor/Losiak 11, Q1 Garcia/Marco Q9 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-2
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 19 Garcia/Marco 30, Q12 21-19, 9-21, 15-11 0:49
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q8 Garcia/Marco Q57 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 14 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool E Ingrosso/Ingrosso 21 Garcia/Marco 28, Q6 24-22, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # 15 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
7/29/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Carambula/Ranghieri 15 Garcia/Marco 18 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 0-1
5/31/14FIVBAnapa Open Winner 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 6 Garcia/Marco 4 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 22 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-2
5/22/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Pool H Eithun/Horrem 9 Garcia/Marco 8 21-16, 21-18 0:42
12/11/14FIVBMangaung Open Pool F Garcia/Marco 6 Eithun/Horrem 11 25-27, 21-14, 15-8 0:58
10/8/14FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Eithun/Horrem 17, Q2 Garcia/Marco 16 24-22, 23-21 0:46
Trail the series against # 25 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 0-1
6/19/15CEV1st European Games Pool G Petutschnig/Winter 10 Garcia/Marco 7 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Series tied with # 27 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-1
11/6/14FIVBDoha Open Pool G Kotsilianos/Zoupani 7 Garcia/Marco 10 21-16, 21-18 0:37
8/6/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Vaduz Contender 4 Garcia/Marco 9, Q2 Kotsilianos/Zoupani 5 22-20, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 28 Gregory/Sheaf, England 1-0
6/18/15CEV1st European Games Pool G Garcia/Marco 7 Gregory/Sheaf 23 23-21, 21-14 0:46
Lead the series against # 29 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 2-0
10/10/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Garcia/Marco 16 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 8 10-21, 21-19, 21-19 0:56
5/31/14FIVBAnapa Open Winner 2 Garcia/Marco 4 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 28, Q6 21-19, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 31 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-3
7/31/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Huber/Seidl 31 Garcia/Marco 18 21-18, 21-17 0:45
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Huber/Seidl 27, Q5 Garcia/Marco Q12 21-11, 21-19 0:36
7/8/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters Bronze Medal Garcia/Marco 8 Huber/Seidl 4 21-16, 21-14 0:34
7/7/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters Winner 4 Huber/Seidl 4 Garcia/Marco 8 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
7/31/11CEV C&SCEV Varna Challenger Semi-Finals Garcia/Marco 13, Q11 Huber/Seidl 3 20-22, 25-23, 16-14 0:58
Trail the series against # 32 Hadrava/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
6/19/15CEV1st European Games Winner 1 Hadrava/Kubala 28 Garcia/Marco 7 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:52