Red Bull New York announced today that it has signed defender Walter Garcia. "We have been interested in bringing Walter into the club since the beginning of the year," said Sporting Director Jeff Agoos. "We're excited to have him on board and will use the remainder of the season to evaluate him."

The 25-year old joins New York from Quilmes Atlético Club of the Argentinean Second Division. Garcia began his career with Argentino Juniors in 2001, making 51 appearances over three seasons before moving on to Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro to make 61 appearances and scoring three goals. In 2006, he played briefly for FC Rubin Kazan in Russia and later Calcio Catania in Italy before returning to Argentina to play for Quilmes in 2007, appearing in 14 matches and scoring one goal.

He was capped for the Argentina Under-20 side in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 2003 South American Youth Championship, which was won by the Argentine team.