Rafael García Torres

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Rafael García
Personal information
Full name	Jose Rafael García Torres
Date of birth	August 14, 1974 (1974-08-14) (age 35)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Center Midfield
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1992–1998	U.N.A.M.	134	(19)
1998–2004	Toluca	214	(27)
2004–2006	Cruz Azul	32	(2)
2005–2006	→ Atlas (loan)	27	(0)
2007–2008	CD Veracruz	19	(0)
National team^‡
1996–2006	Mexico	52	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 May, 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June, 2006

José Rafael García Torres (born August 14, 1974), also known as Chiquis, is a former Mexican football player. He was a participant in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan and the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Unfortunately, he did not see any participation in the 2006 World cup.

García competed for Mexico at the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[1]

[edit] Honours

International:

Clubs:

Primera División de México :
- Verano 1998
- Verano 1999
- Verano 2000
- Apertura 2002

[edit] References

^ "José García Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/jose-garcia-4.html. Retrieved 2009-11-12.

Mexico squads

v • d • e Mexico squad – 1996 Summer Olympics

1 O.Sánchez • 2 Suárez • 3 Oteo • 4 Villa • 5 Davino • 6 Lara • 7 Torres • 8 Sol • 9 Campos • 10 García • 11 Blanco • 12 F.Sánchez • 13 Pardo • 14 Alvarado • 15 Arellano • 16 Alfaro • 17 Palencia • 18 Abundis • Coach: de los Cobos

v • d • e Mexico squad – Copa América 1997 Third Place

1 Ríos • 2 Suárez • 3 Sánchez • 4 Villa • 5 Davino • 6 Lara • 7 García • 8 Ramírez • 9 Chávez • 10 Rizo • 11 Blanco • 12 Pineda • 13 Pardo • 14 Romero • 15 Hernández • 16 Jiménez • 17 Palencia • 18 Saavedra • 19 de Anda • 20 Abundis • 21 Sancho • 22 Zuñiga • Coach: Lapuente

v • d • e Mexico squad – Copa América 1999 Third Place

1 Campos • 2 Suárez • 3 Sánchez • 4 Márquez • 5 Torrado • 6 Lara • 7 Ramírez • 8 García Aspe • 9 Chávez • 10 Blanco • 11 Osorno • 12 Pérez • 13 Pardo • 14 Terrazas • 15 Hernández • 16 Cabrera • 17 Palencia • 18 Carmona • 19 Zepeda • 20 García • 21 Almaguer • 22 Ríos • Coach: Lapuente

v • d • e Mexico squad – 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (1st Title)

1 Campos • 2 Suárez • 3 Sánchez • 4 Márquez • 5 Torrado • 6 Villa • 7 Ramírez • 8 García Aspe • 9 Abundis • 10 Blanco • 11 Osorno • 12 Pérez • 13 Pardo • 14 Terrazas • 15 Hernández • 16 Arellano • 17 Palencia • 18 Carmona • 19 Zepeda • 20 García • Coach: Lapuente

v • d • e Mexico squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup

1 Pérez • 2 de Anda • 3 García • 4 Márquez • 5 Vidrio • 6 Torrado • 7 Morales • 8 García Aspe • 9 Borgetti • 10 Blanco • 11 Luna • 12 Sánchez • 13 Mercado • 14 Villa • 15 Hernández • 16 Carmona • 17 Palencia • 18 J. Rodríguez • 19 Caballero • 20 Brown • 21 Arellano • 22 A. Rodríguez • 23 Campos • Coach: Aguirre

v • d • e Mexico squad – 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners (4th Title)

1 Sánchez • 2 Salazar • 3 Briceño • 4 Márquez • 5 Osorio • 6 Valdez • 7 Bravo • 8 Pardo • 9 Borgetti • 10 Zepeda • 11 Osorno • 12 O.Pérez • 14 L.Pérez • 15 Rodríguez • 16 Méndez • 18 Carmona • 20 García • 21 Arellano • Coach: Lavolpe

v • d • e Mexico squad – 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Muñoz • 2 Rodríguez • 3 Salcido • 4 Osorio • 5 López • 6 • 7 Sinha • 8 R.García • 9 Borgetti • 10 Bravo • 11 Osorno • 12 Corona • 14 Pineda • 15 Morales • 16 Méndez • 17 Márquez Lugo • 18 Padilla • 19 Medina • 20 J.García • 21 Galindo • 22 Altamirano • 23 Pérez • Coach: Lavolpe

v • d • e Mexico squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Sánchez • 2 Suárez • 3 Salcido • 4 Márquez • 5 Osorio • 6 Torrado • 7 Sinha • 8 Pardo • 9 Borgetti • 10 Franco • 11 Morales • 12 Corona • 13 Ochoa • 14 Pineda • 15 Castro • 16 Méndez • 17 Fonseca • 18 Guardado • 19 Bravo • 20 García • 21 Arellano • 22 Rodríguez • 23 Pérez • Coach: Lavolpe