[1] He would eventually represent the Spain national under-17 team, at the same time as Andrés Iniesta, José Antonio Reyes and Fernando Torres.

In 2005, Gonzalo moved to the Netherlands, first with AGOVV Apeldoorn, being one of the leading top scorers in the second level season under manager Stanley Menzo.

He immediately switched to the Eredivisie after signing with SC Heerenveen, playing his first match in the competition on 10 February 2007 against Vitesse Arnhem[4] but appearing rarely over the course of two seasons, finishing 2007–08 on loan to Heracles Almelo and helping the club narrowly avoid relegation.

[9] García started working as a manager immediately after retiring, acting as assistant at Esbjerg fB of the Danish 1st Division.

[10] On 16 May 2019, after one year in the same capacity at FC Twente, he was appointed their head coach, as Marino Pušić had been dismissed despite winning the Eerste Divisie title.

[17] He left by mutual agreement on 28 October with the team in 14th having won twice and drawn once in nine Primeira Liga games, as well as winning their match in the Taça de Portugal.