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Luis García (footballer, born 1972)

Spanish footballer and manager From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Luis García (footballer, born 1972)
For other people with the same name, see Luis García (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Plaza.

Luis García Plaza (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis ɣaɾˈθi.a ˈplaθa];[a] born 1 December 1972) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a central defender, currently a manager.

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García as manager of Getafe in 2013
Personal information
Full name Luis García Plaza
Date of birth (1972-12-01) 1 December 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Colegio Amorós
Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Atlético Madrid B 54 (2)
1995 Yeclano 13 (0)
1995–1996 Rayo Vallecano B
1996 → Talavera (loan) 8 (0)
1996–2000 Benidorm 49 (1)
Managerial career
2001–2003 Altea
2003–2005 Villajoyosa
2005 Altea
2005–2006 Villarreal B
2006–2007 Elche
2007–2008 Benidorm
2008–2011 Levante
2011–2014 Getafe
2014–2016 Baniyas
2017–2018 Beijing Renhe
2018–2019 Villarreal
2019 Beijing Renhe
2019–2020 Al-Shabab
2020–2022 Mallorca
2022–2024 Alavés
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Playing career

In his career, García never played in higher than Segunda División B. Born in Madrid, he finished his development at Atlético Madrid[1] and, after three seasons with its reserves, moved to Yeclano CF, where he coincided with José Luis Oltra and Paulino.[2]

Still in the Madrid community, García then represented Rayo Vallecano B, completing his sole season with the club on loan at Talavera CF.[3] In 1996, he signed for Benidorm CF, spending four years at the Alicante side.

García was forced to retire due to injury in 2000, at only 27.

Coaching career

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García took up coaching in 2001, starting with amateurs UD Altea and moving after two years to another club in the Valencian Community, Villajoyosa CF of the third tier, remaining the same amount of time there.[4]

In 2005–06, after a very brief spell at Altea, García led Villarreal CF's reserves[5] to the Tercera División championship, but the team failed to gain promotion in the subsequent playoffs. Afterwards, he signed with Elche CF in Segunda División – and also in the Valencia region – being sacked on 7 January 2007 following a 1–1 home draw against Cádiz CF (the team eventually retained their league status).[6]

After one year with former club Benidorm, García was appointed at Levante UD, helping to a return to La Liga after a three-year absence in his second season.[7] In the following campaign he led the side to the 14th place, the home highlights being a 2–0 win over Atlético Madrid[8] and home draws with Real Madrid (0–0)[9] and FC Barcelona (1–1).[10]

On 8 June 2011, García signed for Getafe for three years.[11] He coached the capital outskirts team to the 11th position in his debut season, finishing one better the following year.[12]

García was dismissed on 10 March 2014, after Getafe only collected four draws in 12 games.[13] In the following two seasons, he worked in the UAE First Division League with Baniyas Club.[14][15]

In June 2017, García was appointed as manager of China League One club Beijing Renhe F.C. on a five-month agreement.[16] He coached the team to promotion back to the Super League in his first season, collecting 13 wins, two draws and three losses; on 9 November, he extended his contract.[17]

García returned to Villarreal on 10 December 2018, replacing the fired Javier Calleja at the helm of the first team.[18] After only one month in charge, and no league wins, he too was relieved of his duties.[19]

On 9 July 2019, García headed back to Beijing Renhe following the resignation of Aleksandar Stanojević.[20] He left on 18 November following their relegation, having won none and drawn two of 11 games.[21] Before the end of the year, he found a new job at Al-Shabab FC (Riyadh), ninth in the Saudi Professional League.[22]

On 6 August 2020, García replaced RCD Espanyol-bound Vicente Moreno at RCD Mallorca in the second division,[23] winning promotion as runners-up in his debut campaign.[24] On 22 March 2022, with the club inside the relegation zone, he was dismissed.[25]

García was appointed at second-tier Deportivo Alavés on 23 May 2022, on a one-year contract.[26] He achieved promotion in his first season via the playoffs,[27] then secured survival the following campaign with four games to spare.[28]

On 2 December 2024, García was relieved of his duties.[29]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 30 November 2024
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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Altea Spain 1 July 2001 30 June 2003 6835221111156+55051.47 [30]
Villajoyosa Spain 30 June 2003 30 May 2005 763116298082−2040.79 [31]
Altea Spain 30 May 2005 30 May 2005 000000+0!—
Villarreal B Spain 30 May 2005 1 July 2006 46321138626+60069.57 [32]
Elche Spain 1 July 2006 7 January 2007 215792127−6023.81 [33]
Benidorm Spain 1 July 2007 19 July 2008 401612124441+3040.00 [34]
Levante Spain 20 July 2008 7 June 2011 128513443170170+0039.84 [35]
Getafe Spain 8 June 2011 10 March 2014 113342950117164−47030.09 [36]
Baniyas United Arab Emirates 10 July 2014 18 March 2016 632219229585+10034.92 [37]
Beijing Renhe China 8 June 2017 10 December 2018 502214146761+6044.00 [38]
Villarreal Spain 10 December 2018 29 January 2019 91531115−4011.11 [39]
Beijing Renhe China 9 July 2019 12 November 2019 11029927−18000.00 [38]
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 12 December 2019 18 July 2020 137152217+5053.85 [38]
Mallorca Spain 6 August 2020 22 March 2022 783519249582+13044.87 [40]
Alavés Spain 23 May 2022 2 December 2024 108442836119108+11040.74 [41]
Total 8243352192701,047961+86040.66 —
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Notes

  1. In isolation, García is pronounced [ɡaɾˈθi.a].

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