Lucho García

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| name = Lucho García

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| fullname = Luis Alberto García Pacheco

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Barranquilla, Colombia

| height = 1.91m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Algeciras

| clubnumber = 13

| youthyears1 = 2011–2012 | youthclubs1 = Real Madrid

| youthyears2 = 2012–2016 | youthclubs2 = Rayo Vallecano

| years1 = 2015–2018 | clubs1 = Rayo Vallecano B | caps1 = 40 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018–2020 | clubs2 = Sevilla B | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = Deportivo La Coruña | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2021–2022 | clubs4 = Ponferradina | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2022–2023 | clubs5 = Rayo Majadahonda | caps5 = 34 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2023– | clubs6 = Algeciras | caps6 = 41 | goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalteam1 = Colombia U17 | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017 | nationalteam2 = Colombia U20 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 19 February 2025

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Luis Alberto "Lucho" García Pacheco (born 20 March 1998) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Algeciras CF.{{Soccerway|luis-garcia-pacheco/240303}}

Club career

Born in Barranquilla, García moved to Spain at early age and represented Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 6 September 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for field player Luis Poblete in a 1–3 Tercera División home loss against CA Pinto.

On 11 July 2018, García joined another reserve team, Sevilla Atlético in Segunda División B.{{cite web|url=https://sevillafc.es/actualidad/noticias/lucho-garcia-primer-refuerzo-del-sevilla-atletico-para-la-20182019|title=Lucho García, primer refuerzo del Sevilla Atlético para la 2018/2019|trans-title=Lucho García, first addition of Sevilla Atlético for the 2018/2019 season|publisher=Sevilla FC|language=es|date=11 July 2018|accessdate=13 August 2021}} He featured sparingly for the side during his spell, being often a backup to Javi Díaz and Alfonso Pastor.

On 8 September 2020, García signed a three-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña also in the third division.{{cite web|url=https://www.rcdeportivo.es/noticia/lucho-garcia-nuevo-portero-del-depor-2021|title=Lucho García, nuevo portero del Dépor 20·21|trans-title=Lucho García, new goalkeeper of Dépor 20–21|publisher=Deportivo La Coruña|language=es|date=8 September 2020|accessdate=13 August 2021}} Initially a backup to Carlos Abad, he became the first-choice in February 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/ponferradina/20210701/410320175976/el-depor-traspasa-al-portero-lucho-garcia-a-la-ponferradina.html|title=El Dépor traspasa al portero Lucho García a la Ponferradina|trans-title=Dépor transfer the goalkeeper Lucho García to Ponferradina|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=1 July 2021|accessdate=13 August 2021}}

On 1 July 2021, García moved to Segunda División side SD Ponferradina.{{cite web|url=https://www.sdponferradina.com/noticias/noticia/el-portero-lucho-garcia-se-une-a-la-sd-ponferradina|title=El portero Lucho García se une a la SD Ponferradina|trans-title=Goalkeeper Lucho García joins SD Ponferradina|publisher=SD Ponferradina|language=es|date=1 July 2021|accessdate=13 August 2021}} He made his professional debut on 4 September, starting in a 0–2 away loss against CD Tenerife.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/tenerife-vs-ponferradina/cronica/2021/09/04/6133ad85ca474137168b45ba.html|title=El Tenerife devora a la Ponferradina|trans-title=Tenerife devour Ponferradina|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=4 September 2021|accessdate=4 September 2021}}

On 28 July 2022, after being only a backup option to Amir Abedzadeh, García moved to Primera Federación side CF Rayo Majadahonda.{{cite web|url=https://www.rayomajadahonda.com/post/lucho-garcia-nuevo-guardameta-cf-rayo-majadahonda|title=Lucho García, nuevo guardameta del CF Rayo Majadahonda|trans-title=Lucho García, new goalkeeper of CF Rayo Majadahonda|publisher=CF Rayo Majadahonda|language=es|date=28 July 2022|accessdate=14 August 2022}}