Moisés García León

Moisés

Personal information
Full name	Moisés García León
Date of birth	10 July 1971 (1971-07-10)
Place of birth	Zaragoza, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre forward
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth career
	Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988–1991	Zaragoza B	?	(?)
1988–1994	Zaragoza	45	(8)
1994–1996	Osasuna	50	(11)
1996	Leganés	16	(13)
1997–1998	Celta	23	(7)
1998–2001	Villarreal	93	(28)
2001–2002	Sevilla	43	(14)
2003	Córdoba	23	(6)
2003–2005	Elche	75	(27)
2005–2007	Hércules	70	(22)
2007	Poli Ejido	7	(0)
2008–2009	Gimnàstic	52	(12)
2009–2010	Huesca	33	(4)
2010–2011	La Muela	28	(3)
National team
1988–1989	Spain U19	4	(2)
1989	Spain U20	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is León.

Moisés García León (born 10 July 1971 in Zaragoza, Aragon), simply Moisés, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a centre forward.

In a 21-year professional career (23 seasons in total), he played for 13 different teams - including Zaragoza, Celta, Villarreal and Sevilla in La Liga - amassing totals of 552 games and 155 goals, 163/40 in the top flight.

Football career

A product of hometown side Real Zaragoza's youth system, Moisés was only 17 when he made his debut with the first team, on 6 November 1988, in a 2–1 home win against Real Murcia; however, he could never break into the starting XI.

After two 1/2 seasons in the second division, with CA Osasuna and CD Leganés, Moisés returned to the top flight with Celta de Vigo, but appeared sparingly during his stay in Galicia.

In 1999–2000, Moisés was instrumental in helping Villarreal CF return to the first division, as he scored on 17 occasions, joint-second best in the competition. He managed to stay in the top level until December 2002, receiving relative playing time with both the Yellow Submarine and Sevilla FC. From there onwards, he resumed his career solely in the second level, with very good scoring records (in 2008–09, at already 37, his goals proved crucial in the season's final stretch, as Gimnàstic de Tarragona finally escaped the relegation zone).

Aged 39, Moisés signed with amateurs CD La Muela, promoted to level three for the first time ever, returning to his native Aragon after a two-decade absence. After the club's immediate relegation back, he retired from football and returned to SD Huesca, joining the team's coaching staff.

Honours

• Zaragoza:
  • Spanish Cup: 1993–94

Personal

Moisés' brothers, Edu and Gerardo, were also professional footballers. The latter, a defender, totalled 240 matches in the first division, and more than 500 overall, representing most notably Málaga CF.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Moisés García León – FIFA competition record