Footballer Arzu

Arzu

Arzu in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Arturo García Muñoz
Date of birth	(1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Dos Hermanas, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Betis B (manager)
Youth career
	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Betis B	33	(4)
2000–2011	Betis	270	(12)
2001–2002	→ Córdoba (loan)	22	(1)
2011–2012	Gimnàstic	29	(0)
2012–2013	BEC Tero Sasana	16	(2)
Total		370	(19)
International career
2001	Spain U20	1	(0)
2002–2003	Spain U21	10	(0)
Managerial career
2014–2019	Betis C (assistant)
2019–2022	Betis B (assistant)
2022–2024	Betis (youth)
2024–	Betis B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent most of his career with Betis, appearing in 200 La Liga games in seven seasons (11 years with the club, 317 competitive matches) and winning the 2005 Copa del Rey.

Betis

A product of Andalusian club Real Betis's youth system, Arzu was born in Dos Hermanas, Province of Seville, and he played for its B team during the 1999–2000 season, in the Segunda División B. In the following campaign, he made his debut with the main squad, helping them to achieve promotion from Segunda División with 16 matches and two goals but subsequently staying in that level, being loaned to neighbours Córdoba CF.

In his first season in La Liga, Arzu scored four times from 35 appearances, including one in the 4–2 away win against Deportivo de La Coruña on 1 September 2002 to open the league. He totalled a further 60 games from 2003 to 2005, as Betis finished ninth and fourth respectively.

Arzu appeared in eight European matches in the 2005–06 campaign: four in the UEFA Champions League (scoring against Liverpool in a 2–1 group-stage home loss) and four in the UEFA Cup. On 13 May 2006, his 75th-minute equaliser in the 1–1 draw at Atlético Madrid in the last matchday proved crucial as the Verdiblancos barely avoided relegation.

Still a defensive cornerstone in 2008–09, Arzu made 34 appearances – mostly as a centre-back– but Betis were relegated for the first time in eight years. In August 2011, after only taking part in 17 games as the side returned to the top flight, he was released from his contract.

Later career

In the penultimate day of the 2011 summer transfer window, Arzu signed with second-tier Gimnàstic de Tarragona. The following 7 May, he terminated his contract with the Catalans (who suffered relegation) by mutual consent.

In August 2012, aged 31, Arzu moved abroad for the first time, joining Thai Premier League club BEC Tero Sasana FC.

After retiring, Arzu began his coaching career at his first club Betis, he started off as assistant manager of the C team then would have the same role at Betis B. Following this, Arzu was named manager of the youth side in the summer of 2022, before being appointed as the manager of Betis B for the rest of the campaign on the 27 March 2024, following the departure of Alberto González.

As of 14 April 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Betis B		27 March 2024	Present	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	066.67
Total				3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	066.67	—

Betis

• Copa del Rey: 2004–05
• Segunda División: 2010–11