Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Rafael García García | ||
Date of birth | 14 January 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Ciudad Real, Spain | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchego Ciudad Real | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2000 | Albacete | ||
2000–2001 | Ciudad Real | ||
2001–2005 | Real Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2005 | S.S. Reyes | 4 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Getafe B | ||
2008–2009 | Rayo B | ||
2009–2013 | Rayo Vallecano | 45 | (1) |
2012–2013 | → Xerez (loan) | 38 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Lugo | 24 | (0) |
2014 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Alavés | 19 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Reus | 30 | (0) |
2017 | Racing Ferrol | 9 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Badajoz | 16 | (0) |
2018– | Manchego Ciudad Real | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2018 |
Rafael 'Rafa' García García (born 14 January 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Manchego Ciudad Real as a midfielder.
Born in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, García began his career in the youth ranks of Albacete Balompié. After unsuccessful stints with Real Madrid ( also youth) and its neighbours Getafe CF he signed with another side from the capital in 2009, Rayo Vallecano.
García made his debut for the first team on 2 September 2009, in a 2–0 away win over Real Sociedad for the second round of the Copa del Rey. [1] His first appearance in Segunda División came in the same month, in a 1–1 away draw against Girona FC; [2] he played 24 matches in his first season (one goal, in the 3–3 home draw to Real Sociedad), [3] adding 17 in the following – nine starts, 782 minutes of action – to help his team return to La Liga after an eight-year absence.
García played his first game in the top division on 1 October 2011, featuring the second half of a 1–1 away draw against Racing de Santander. [4] On 31 January of the following year, after only having collected a further 106 minutes in the league, he was loaned to Xerez CD in the second level, until June. [5]
García was forced to halt his career in early October 2012, after it was revealed he suffered from a heart condition. [6] On the 29th, after the pertinent exams, the club announced he had been cleared to resume his activity. [7]
In the following years, García alternated between the second tier and Segunda División B, representing in quick succession CD Lugo, [8] Deportivo Alavés, [9] CF Reus Deportiu, [10] Racing de Ferrol [11] and CD Badajoz. [12] In 2014, he had a very brief spell in the Georgian Erovnuli Liga with FC Dinamo Tbilisi. [13]
On 28 September 2018, García joined amateurs CD Manchego Ciudad Real. [14]