Antonio García Navajas Explained

Antonio García Navajas
Fullname:Antonio García Navajas
Birth Date:8 March 1958
Height:1.76 m
Years1:1976–1979
Caps1:96
Goals1:0
Years2:1979–1982
Caps2:36
Goals2:0
Years3:1982–1986
Caps3:78
Goals3:0
Years4:1986–1987
Caps4:21
Goals4:0
Years5:1987–1988
Caps5:15
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:246
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1976
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1977
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1976–1981
Nationalcaps3:8
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:1979
Nationalcaps4:3
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:1979
Nationalcaps5:6
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:1979
Nationalcaps6:1
Nationalgoals6:0

Antonio García Navajas (born 8 March 1958) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in Posadas, Province of Córdoba, García Navajas appeared in 210 La Liga matches over ten seasons, in representation of Burgos CF, Real Madrid and Real Valladolid.[1] Whilst with the second club, he won the 1979–80 national championship, but only contributed five matches to the feat. Additionally, he made ten appearances in the European Cup in two separate editions.[2] [3]

García Navajas retired in 1988 at the age of 30, after one season in Segunda División with Rayo Vallecano and another in the lower leagues with CP Almería.[1]

International career

On 14 November 1979, García Navajas won his sole cap for the Spain national team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 friendly loss against Denmark at the Estadio Ramón de Carranza in Cádiz.[4]

Honours

Real Madrid

1979–80

1981–82

Valladolid

1984[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Los diez cordobeses con más partidos en Primera. The ten native from Córdoba with more matches in Primera. ABC. Álvaro. Vega. es. 16 February 2016. 19 January 2022.
  2. News: Liverpool v Real Madrid: 'Play the European Cup final, or your career is over'. The Guardian. Sid. Lowe. 19 October 2014. 17 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups. RSSSF. Emilio. Pla Díaz. 17 February 2016.
  4. News: 1–3: La selección, ridiculizada por Dinamarca. 1–3: The national team, ridiculed by Denmark. Mundo Deportivo. Juan Antonio. Calvo. es. 15 November 1979. 19 December 2019.
  5. News: 25 años de la Copa de la Liga. 25 years from the League Cup. El Norte de Castilla. es. 2009. 20 May 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219142836/http://realvalladolid.elnortedecastilla.es/especial-25-aniversario/. 19 February 2015.