Rafael García (footballer, born 1974)

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Rafael García
Personal information
Full name Jose Rafael García Torres[1]
Date of birth (1974-08-14) 14 August 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sinaloa (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1998 UNAM 134 (19)
1998–2004 Toluca 214 (27)
2004–2006 Cruz Azul 32 (2)
2005–2006 → Atlas (loan) 27 (0)
2007–2008 Veracruz 19 (0)
International career
1996–2006 Mexico 52 (3)
Managerial career
2009
Atlas Reserves and Academy
2013–2015
Atlas
(Assistant)
2015–2016 Chiapas (Assistant)
2016–2017 América (Assistant)
2017
Puebla
2018 Pyramids (Assistant)
2019 Toluca (Assistant)
2020 Atlas (Assistant)
2021– Sinaloa
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Winner FIFA Confederations Cup 1999
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003
Third place
Copa America
1997
Third place
Copa America
1999
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Rafael García Torres[a] (born 14 August 1974) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current manager.

As a player, he was a participant in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea/Japan and the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.[2]

Club career

A midfielder comfortable in the center or on the left side, García began his club career with

Veracruz.[3]

International career

García also earned 52 caps for the

Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe, helping Mexico to victory in the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup and scoring in the quarterfinal against Jamaica.[14] Although he also played in the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup[15] and five qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup,[16] he did not play any matches in the 2006 competition itself. García made his final international appearance in a 2–1 loss to the Netherlands on June 1, 2006.[17] New light has surfaced that nepotism was the reason why he participated in the World Cup games of 2006 as he is a relative of then Coach Ricardo La Volpe.[18]

At junior international levels, García competed for Mexico at the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship and 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship,[16] as well as the 1996 Summer Olympics.[19]

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[20]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 June 1996 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States  United States 1–1 2–2 1996 U.S. Cup
2. 20 July 2003 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Jamaica 2–0 5–0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3. 31 March 2004 The Home Depot Center, Carson, United States  Costa Rica 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

Toluca

Mexico

Individual

Notes

  1. Spanish name, the first or paternal surname
    is García and the second or maternal family name is Torres.

References

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ FIFA. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: Mexico". Retrieved on March 29, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c MedioTiempo. "Rafael García - Veracruz" Archived 2016-01-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on March 29, 2013.
  4. ^ a b MedioTiempo. "Toluca 2 (5-4) 2 Atlas" Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine. June 6, 1999. Retrieved on March 29, 2013.
  5. ^ MedioTiempo. "Toluca 5 - 1 Santos" Archived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine. June 3, 2000. Retrieved on March 29, 2013.
  6. ^ a b MedioTiempo. "Toluca 4 - 1 Morelia" Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. December 21, 2002. Retrieved on March 29, 2013.
  7. ^ Mexico - Record International Players - RSSSF
  8. RSSSF
    , February 2, 2005. Retrieved on March 29, 2013.
  9. ^ Jones, Grahame L. "Mexico Wins U.S. Cup '96; Americans Look Ahead". Los Angeles Times, June 17, 1996. Retrieved on March 29, 2013.
  10. RSSSF
    , August 2, 2007. Retrieved on March 29, 2013.
  11. RSSSF
    , May 31, 2012. Retrieved on March 29, 2013.
  12. RSSSF
    , December 21, 2005. Retrieved on March 29, 2013.
  13. ^ FIFA. "2002 FIFA World Cup Match Report: Mexico - Italy 1:1". June 13, 2002. Retrieved on March 29, 2013.
  14. RSSSF
    , December 6, 2006. Retrieved on March 29, 2013.
  15. RSSSF
    , July 30, 2005. Retrieved on March 29, 2013.
  16. ^ a b FIFA. "FIFA Player Statistics: Rafael GARCIA". Retrieved on March 29, 2013.
  17. ^ CONCACAF.com. "Mexico and Trinidad & Tobago drop friendlies to European squads". CONCACAF, June 1, 2006. Retrieved on March 29, 2013. [dead link]
  18. ^ "Llegó con palancas a la selección de México y fue mundialista, ahora gana 120 mil pesos en su nuevo trabajo".
  19. ^ "José García Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  20. ^ "García, Rafael". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

External links

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