Alexis García

Alexis García

Personal information
Full name	Alexis Garcia Vega
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Central midfielder

Alexis García (born July 21, 1960 in Quibdo) is a former Colombian soccer player, a creative midfielder. Along with seven more siblings, he grew up in barrio la Floresta of Medellin where he started his carrer playing for Seleccion Antionquia. In 1980 he joined Once Caldas of Manizales, that same year he was picked to play for the youth Colombian football national team for the Moscow Olympic Games. In 1986 he joined Atletico Nacional of Medellin where he remained until his retirement in 1998. Known as "The Great Captain" Alexis Garcia was one Colombia's best midfielders and a crowd's favorite in a time when the Colombian football was starting to shine at the international level. This was the time of Asprilla, Escobar, Alvarez, Higuita, Aristizabal, Herrera, among others. In 1989 Garcia led Atletico Nacional to become Copa Libertadores Champions, a cup no other Colombian team had ever won at the time. In 1988 Garcia debuted with the Senior Colombian football national team against Canada, a game that the Colombians won 3-0. Because of misunderstandings with national team coach Francisco Maturana Alexis Garcia missed the 1990 FIFA world cup in Italy. His last game for the Colombian national team was on August of 1993 against Paraguay. Garcia played a total of 24 games for Colombia, in the which he scored 2 goals. Garcia's greatest frustration was not being chosen to play for Colombia in any world cup, even when most of the country wanted him to play alongside Carlos Valderrama.

Honours

• Colombian Championship winner with Atletico Nacional (1991, 1994)
• Copa Libertadores Champion with Atletico Nacional (1989)

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