Raúl García Fernández (born 30 June 1976) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a defender. He could occupy all three defensive positions.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl García Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Hernani, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Real Unión | 100 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Racing Ferrol | 23 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | Barakaldo | 132 | (1) |
| 2002–2005 | Burgos | 100 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Palencia | 20 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Burgos | 33 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Eibar | 69 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Mirandés | 91 | (4) |
| Total | 568 | (9) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He amassed Segunda División B totals of 493 matches and eight goals over 16 seasons, representing in the competition six clubs, mainly Barakaldo and Burgos.
Club career
editBorn in Hernani, Gipuzkoa, García's 19-year senior career was spent mainly in the lower leagues of his country, mostly with Barakaldo CF, Burgos CF (four years apiece) and CD Mirandés (three). He played 75 games in the Segunda División over three seasons, with SD Eibar[1] and Mirandés.[2]
During the 2012–13 campaign, whilst with the latter side, the 36-year-old García suffered an injury to the meniscus in his left knee, being sidelined for several months.[3] He scored his only goal in the second tier on 20 October 2012, contributing decisively to a 1–1 home draw against Girona FC.[4] He left the club in July of the following year,[5] and retired shortly after.
References
edit- ^ Una regeneración completa, o casi, para una nueva etapa (Complete regeneration, or nearly, for a new spell); Gara, 3 June 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ El defensa Raúl García, procedente del Eibar, primer fichaje del Mirandés (Defender Raúl García, from Eibar, first Mirandés signing); Diario de Burgos, 17 July 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Los sorianos, a frenar su caída libre (Sorians, out to stop their freefall); Marca, 9 February 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Mirandés no sabe ganar en Anduva (Mirandés cannot win in Anduva); Marca, 20 October 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Raúl García no continuará en el CD Mirandés (Raúl García will not continue with CD Mirandés); CD Mirandés, 6 July 2013 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Raúl García at BDFutbol
- Raúl García at Soccerway