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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Navajas.
Antonio García Navajas
Personal information
Full name Antonio García Navajas
Date of birth (1958-03-08) 8 March 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Posadas, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Linares
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1979 Burgos 96 (0)
1979–1982 Real Madrid 36 (0)
1982–1986 Valladolid 78 (0)
1986–1987 Rayo Vallecano 21 (0)
1987–1988 Poli Almería 15 (0)
Total 246 (0)
International career
1976 Spain U18 8 (0)
1977 Spain U20 3 (0)
1976–1981 Spain U21 8 (0)
1979 Spain U23 3 (0)
1979 Spain amateur 6 (0)
1979 Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio García Navajas (born 8 March 1958) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in Posadas, Province of Córdoba, García Navajas appeared in 210 La Liga matches over ten seasons, in representation of Burgos CF, Real Madrid and Real Valladolid. Whilst with the second club, he won the 1979–80 national championship, but only contributed with five matches to the feat; additionally, he made ten appearances in the European Cup in two separate editions.[1][2]

García Navajas retired in 1988 at the age of just 30, after one season in Segunda División with Rayo Vallecano and another in the lower leagues with CP Almería.

International career

On 14 November 1979, García Navajas won his sole cap for the Spain national team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 friendly loss against Denmark at the Estadio Ramón de Carranza in Cádiz.[3]

Honours

Real Madrid

Valladolid

References

  1. ^ Lowe, Sid (19 October 2014). "Liverpool v Real Madrid: 'Play the European Cup final, or your career is over'". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. ^ Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  3. ^ Calvo, Juan Antonio (15 November 1979). "1–3: La selección, ridiculizada por Dinamarca" [1–3: The national team, ridiculed by Denmark]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. ^ "25 años de la Copa de la Liga" [25 years from the League Cup]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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