Raúl García (footballer, born 1976) explained

Raúl García
Fullname:Raúl García Fernández
Birth Date:30 June 1976
Birth Place:Hernani, Spain
Height:1.78 m
Position:Defender
Years1:1994–1997
Years2:1997–1998
Years3:1998–2002
Years4:2002–2005
Years5:2005–2006
Years6:2006–2007
Years7:2007–2009
Years8:2009–2013
Clubs1:Real Unión
Clubs2:Racing Ferrol
Clubs3:Barakaldo
Clubs4:Burgos
Clubs5:Palencia
Clubs6:Burgos
Clubs7:Eibar
Clubs8:Mirandés
Caps1:100
Caps2:23
Caps3:132
Caps4:100
Caps5:20
Caps6:33
Caps7:69
Caps8:91
Totalcaps:568
Goals1:2
Goals2:0
Goals3:1
Goals4:2
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals8:4
Totalgoals:9

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.

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

Born 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.

Notes and References

  1. http://gara.naiz.eus/paperezkoa/20090603/140253/es/Una-regeneracion-completa-o-casi-para-una-nueva-etapa Una regeneración completa, o casi, para una nueva etapa (Complete regeneration, or nearly, for a new spell)
  2. http://www.diariodeburgos.es/noticia.cfm/Deportes/20090717/defensa/raul/garcia/procedente/eibar/primer/fichaje/mirandes/85F800DB-1A64-968D-593AC1F724A3E6BA El defensa Raúl García, procedente del Eibar, primer fichaje del Mirandés (Defender Raúl García, from Eibar, first Mirandés signing)
  3. https://www.marca.com/2013/02/09/futbol/equipos/numancia/1360437557.html Los sorianos, a frenar su caída libre (Sorians, out to stop their freefall)
  4. http://www.marca.com/2012/10/20/futbol/2adivision/1350758639.html El Mirandés no sabe ganar en Anduva (Mirandés cannot win in Anduva)
  5. http://www.cdmirandes.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=765:raul-garcia-no-continuara-en-el-cd-mirandes&catid=9:noticias&Itemid=477 Raúl García no continuará en el CD Mirandés (Raúl García will not continue with CD Mirandés)