Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García

Luis García Plaza (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 1 December 1972) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a central defender, currently manager of Deportivo Alavés.

Luis García
Footballer, Born 1972 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 (age 51)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Alavés (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
1996Talavera (loan) 8 (0)
1996–2000 Benidorm 49 (1)
Managerial career
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
2020–2022 Mallorca
2022– Alavés
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

In his career, García never played in higher than Segunda División B. Born in Madrid, he finished his development at Atlético Madrid and, after three seasons with its reserves, moved to Yeclano CF, where he coincided with José Luis Oltra and Paulino.

Still in the Madrid community, García then represented Rayo Vallecano B, completing his sole season with the club on loan at Talavera CF. In 1996, he signed for Benidorm CF, spending four years at the Alicante side.

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 of the third tier, remaining the same amount of time there.

In 2005–06, after a very brief spell at Altea, García led Villarreal CF's reserves 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 league status).

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 and home draws with Real Madrid (0–0) and FC Barcelona (1–1).

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

García was dismissed on 10 March 2014, after Getafe only collected four draws in 12 games. In the following two seasons, he worked in the UAE First Division League with Baniyas Club.

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

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

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

On 6 August 2020, García replaced RCD Espanyol-bound Vicente Moreno at RCD Mallorca in the second division, winning promotion as runners-up in his debut campaign. On 22 March 2022, with the club inside the relegation zone, he was dismissed.

Managerial statistics

    As of match played 27 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Altea Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García  1 July 2001 30 June 2003 68 35 22 11 111 56 +55 051.47
Villajoyosa Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García  30 June 2003 30 May 2005 76 31 16 29 80 82 −2 040.79
Altea Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García  30 May 2005 30 May 2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Villarreal B Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García  30 May 2005 1 July 2006 46 32 11 3 86 26 +60 069.57
Elche Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García  1 July 2006 7 January 2007 21 5 7 9 21 27 −6 023.81
Benidorm Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García  1 July 2007 19 July 2008 40 16 12 12 44 41 +3 040.00
Levante Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García  20 July 2008 7 June 2011 128 51 34 43 170 170 +0 039.84
Getafe Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García  8 June 2011 10 March 2014 113 34 29 50 117 164 −47 030.09
Baniyas Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García  10 July 2014 18 March 2016 63 22 19 22 95 85 +10 034.92
Beijing Renhe Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García  8 June 2017 10 December 2018 50 22 14 14 67 61 +6 044.00
Villarreal Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García  10 December 2018 29 January 2019 9 1 5 3 11 15 −4 011.11
Beijing Renhe Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García  9 July 2019 12 November 2019 11 0 2 9 9 27 −18 000.00
Al-Shabab Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García  12 December 2019 18 July 2020 13 7 1 5 22 17 +5 053.85
Mallorca Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García  6 August 2020 22 March 2022 78 35 19 24 95 82 +13 044.87
Alavés Footballer, Born 1972 Luis García  23 May 2022 Present 87 37 24 26 97 75 +22 042.53
Total 803 328 215 260 1,025 928 +97 040.85

Notes

References

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