Luis García (footballer, born 1972)

Luis García Plaza (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwiz ɣaɾˈθi.a ˈplaθa];[lower-alpha 1] born 1 December 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is the current manager of RCD Mallorca.

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
García as manager of Getafe in 2013
Personal information
Full name Luis García Plaza
Date of birth (1972-12-01) 1 December 1972
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Mallorca (manager)
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)
Teams managed
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– Mallorca
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 with Benidorm CF, playing with the Alicante side four years.

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

Coaching career

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 in the third level, remaining there for a further two seasons.

In 2005–06, after a very brief spell at Altea, García led Villarreal CF's reserves[4] 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 division status).[5]

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. In the following campaign he led the side to the 14th place, the home highlights being a 2–0 win over Atlético Madrid[6] and home draws with Real Madrid (0–0)[7] and FC Barcelona (1–1).[8]

On 8 June 2011, García signed for Getafe for three years.[9] He coached the capital outskirts team to the 11th position in his debut season, finishing one better the following year.

García was relieved of his duties on 10 March 2014, after Getafe only collected four draws in 12 games.[10] In the following two seasons, he worked in the UAE First Division League with Baniyas Club.[11][12]

In June 2017, García was appointed as manager of China League One club Beijing Renhe F.C. on a five-month agreement.[13] 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.[14]

García returned to Villarreal on 10 December 2018, replacing sacked Javier Calleja at the helm of the first team.[15] After only one month in charge, and no league wins, he too was relieved of his duties.[16]

On 9 July 2019, García headed back to Beijing Renhe following the relegation of Aleksandar Stanojević.[17] He left on 18 November following their relegation, having won none and drawn two of 11 games.[18] Before the end of the year, he found a new job at Al-Shabab FC (Riyadh), ninth in the Saudi Professional League.[19]

On 6 August 2020, García replaced RCD Espanyol-bound Vicente Moreno at RCD Mallorca in the second division.[20]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 30 January 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Altea 1 July 2001 30 June 2003 68 35 22 11 111 56 +55 051.47 [21]
Villajoyosa 30 June 2003 30 May 2005 76 31 16 29 80 82 −2 040.79 [22]
Altea 30 May 2005 30 May 2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Villarreal B 30 May 2005 1 July 2006 46 32 11 3 86 26 +60 069.57 [23]
Elche 1 July 2006 7 January 2007 21 5 7 9 21 27 −6 023.81 [24]
Benidorm 1 July 2007 19 July 2008 40 16 12 12 44 41 +3 040.00 [25]
Levante 20 July 2008 7 June 2011 128 51 34 43 170 170 +0 039.84 [26]
Getafe 8 June 2011 10 March 2014 113 34 29 50 117 164 −47 030.09 [27]
Baniyas 10 July 2014 18 March 2016 63 22 19 22 95 85 +10 034.92 [28]
Beijing Renhe 8 June 2017 10 December 2018 50 22 14 14 67 61 +6 044.00 [29]
Villarreal 10 December 2018 29 January 2019 9 1 5 3 11 15 −4 011.11 [30]
Beijing Renhe 9 July 2019 12 November 2019 11 0 2 9 9 27 −18 000.00 [29]
Al-Shabab 12 December 2019 18 July 2020 13 7 1 5 22 17 +5 053.85 [29]
Mallorca 6 August 2020 Present 25 15 7 3 35 13 +22 060.00 [31]
Total 663 271 179 213 868 784 +84 040.87 —

Notes
  1. In isolation, Luis and García are pronounced [ˈlwis] and [ɡaɾˈθi.a] respectively.

References
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  2. Ruiz, J. (11 April 2009). "Un amigo en el banquillo contrario" [A friend on the opposite bench]. El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  3. "El rival" [The rival]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 9 November 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
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  20. "Luis García Plaza, nuevo entrenador del RCD Mallorca" [Luis García Plaza, new manager of RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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