Jesús García Tena | |
Birth Date: | 7 June 1990 |
Birth Place: | Terrassa, Spain |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Juventus |
Youthclubs2: | Espanyol |
Years1: | 2009 |
Clubs1: | Sabadell |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2009–2010 |
Clubs2: | Terrassa |
Caps2: | 13 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2011–2012 |
Clubs3: | Cuneo |
Caps3: | 7 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2012–2013 |
Clubs4: | Livingston |
Caps4: | 29 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Years5: | 2013–2017 |
Clubs5: | Hamilton Academical |
Caps5: | 67 |
Goals5: | 6 |
Years6: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs6: | Edinburgh City |
Caps6: | 21 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Years7: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs7: | Stenhousemuir |
Caps7: | 11 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2019 |
Clubs8: | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic |
Caps8: | 0 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2020-2021 |
Clubs9: | Tranent Juniors |
Jesús García Tena (born 7 June 1990)[1] is a Spanish football coach and former professional player who played as a defender.
Born in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, García spent his early career in Spain and Italy with Juventus, Espanyol, Sabadell, Terrassa and Cuneo.[2] [3] He signed for Scottish club Livingston in August 2012.[4] On 2 May 2013, it was announced that he was leaving the club after the 2012–13 season.[5]
He signed a short-term contract with Hamilton Academical in September 2013,[6] stating that he was "really happy" with the move.[7] In December 2013 the contract was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season.[8] In July 2014 his contract was again extended,[9] before being extended again in January 2015, until May 2016.[10] It was again extended for a further year in May 2016.[11] He suffered a knee injury in the first game of the 2016–17 season, in a League Cup game; it was announced he would miss most of the season.[12] He was released by Hamilton in April 2017.[13] [14] He later said that he had felt "frozen out" at the club following injury problems.[15]
On 21 September 2017, García Tena signed for Edinburgh City on a contract until January 2018, having spent time on trial at the club.[16] After one season with the side, he left the club in May 2018.[17]
In June 2018 he began a role as head coach of the under-20s at Newtongrange Star.[18] [19]
He signed for Stenhousemuir for the 2018–19 season,[20] leaving the club after six months in January 2019.[21] He then made 2 Cup appearances for Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in April 2019.[22]
Tena signed for Tranent Juniors in 2020, but left the club in 2021.[23]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Sabadell | 2009–10 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |
Terrassa | 2009–10 | Segunda División B | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |
Cuneo | 2011–12 | Lega Pro Seconda Divisione | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |
Livingston | 2012–13 | Scottish First Division | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
Hamilton Academical | 2013–14 | Scottish Championship | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[24] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
2015–16 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||
2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 67 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 6 | |||
Edinburgh City | 2017–18 | Scottish League Two | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Stenhousemuir | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
Career total | 148 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 164 | 9 |
His younger brother Pol García Tena is also a footballer.[25]