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Roberto García (footballer, born 1973)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Toral.
Roberto García
Personal information
Full name Luis Roberto García Toral
Date of birth (1973-05-30) 30 May 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth León, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Valencia B 78 (9)
1994–1995 Valencia 2 (0)
1994–1995 → Castellón (loan) 36 (6)
1996–1997 Endesa Andorra 33 (3)
1997–1998 Almería 37 (0)
1998–2000 Figueres 71 (7)
2000–2002 Badajoz 56 (1)
2002–2005 Gramenet 105 (0)
2005–2006 Terrassa 31 (0)
2006–2011 Huesca 128 (2)
Total 577 (28)
International career
1993 Spain U20 3 (1)
Managerial career
2016 Torrejón B
2016–2020 Fuenlabrada (assistant)
2020 Alcorcón (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Roberto García Toral (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis roˈβeɾto ɣaɾˈθi.a toˈɾal]; born 30 May 1973) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a right-back.

Club career

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Born in León, García managed to appear twice for Valencia CF's first team during the 1993–94 season in La Liga, but spent his career mainly in the Segunda División and Segunda División B. He made his debut in the top flight on 20 March 1994, playing 60 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Sporting de Gijón.[1]

García represented, other than Valencia, CD Castellón, Andorra CF, CP Almería, UE Figueres, CD Badajoz, UDA Gramenet, Terrassa FC and SD Huesca.[2] In June 2011, after contributing 12 matches (ten starts, 914 minutes of action) as the last club retained its second-tier status, he retired from football at the age of 38.

Coaching career

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After his playing career, García embarked on his coaching career, initially coaching in Huesca's academy. Later he also took on a coordinator role at Canillas and a similar role at Real Madrid, both in the clubs' academies. In July 2016, García was appointed reserve team manager of Torrejón.[3]

On October 28, 2016, García left his position at Torrejón after accepting a job offer to become assistant coach to Antonio Calderón at Fuenlabrada.[4] He left the position ahead of the 2020-21 season, and was instead hired as assistant coach at AD Alcorcón under manager Mere Hermoso.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ El golazo de Mijatovic hace arder al Sporting (Mijatovic wonder goal makes Sporting burn); Mundo Deportivo, 21 March 1994 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Robert, un ´ex´ en el huesca [sic] (Robert, former guy at Huesca); El Periódico Mediterráneo, 28 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ ROBERTO GARCIA TORAL, NUEVO ENTRENADOR DEL AFICIONADO, facebook.com, 16 July 2016
  4. ^ Movimiento en el banquillo del filial de la A.D. Torrejón C.F., llega Jaime Juanas, futmadrid.com, 28 October 2016
  5. ^ La AD Alcorcón presentó a su nuevo cuerpo técnico que ..., 2020
  6. ^ Los recuerdos del Mestalla: de compartir defensa a rivales en los banquillos, eldesmarque.com, 24 September 2020
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