Johnny García

{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1978)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Johnny García

| image =

| fullname = Johnny García Lopez

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|7|19}}

| birth_place = Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 2000–2001

| youthclubs1 = Tapatio

| years1 = 2001–2006

| years2 = 2006

| years3 = 2006–2007

| years4 = 2007–2010

| clubs1 = Guadalajara

| clubs2 = Chivas USA

| clubs3 = Chiapas

| clubs4 = Santos Laguna

| caps1 = 138

| caps2 = 2

| caps3 = 10

| caps4 = 23

| goals1 = 10

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 1

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| pcupdate = 1 June 2008

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Johnny García Lopez (born 19 July 1978) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

García made his debut for Club Deportivo Guadalajara of the Primera División de México as a midfielder in the 2001 Spring season, eventually playing nine games that season. After three more seasons as a midfielder, García was moved to central defense by Hans Westerhof, where he was a consistent starter throughout 2004. He joined Chivas USA in August 2006. His stint with Chivas USA lasted a short while, as he was released and consequently bought by Jaguares de Chiapas, marking his return to the Mexican Primera Division. With Chivas, García made a last minute goal against his current team Chiapas F.C.. This secured Chivas a semi-final berth, where it played against Pachuca and managed another last minute goal. During the 2007 Draft Santos Laguna acquired him from Chiapas F.C.

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