Radamel García
{{Short description|Colombian footballer (1957–2019)}}
{{family name hatnote|García|King|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Radamel García
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Radamel Enrique García King
| birth_date = {{birth date|1957|4|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Santa Marta, Colombia
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|1|3|1957|4|16|df=yes}}
| death_place = Santa Marta, Colombia
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Defender
| clubs1 = Santa Fe
| years1 = 1977–1982
| caps1 = 111
| goals1 = 4
| clubs2 = Atlético Junior
| years2 = 1982
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 0
| clubs3 = Sanfa Fe
| years3 = 1983
| caps3 = 41
| goals3 = 1
| clubs4 = Unión Magdalena
| years4 = 1984–1987
| caps4 = 128
| goals4 = 6
| clubs5 = Deportes Tolima
| years5 = 1988
| caps5 = 31
| goals5 = 1
| clubs6 = Atlético Bucaramanga
| years6 = 1989
| caps6 = 33
| goals6 = 2
| clubs7 = Independiente Medellín
| years7 = 1990
| caps7 = 7
| goals7 = 0
| clubs8 = Deportivo Táchira
| years8 = 1991–1992
| clubs9 = Mineros de Guayana
| years9 = 1993–1994
| clubs10 = Monagas SC
| years10 = 1995
| clubs11 = Atlético El Vigía
| years11 = 1996
| nationalteam1 = Colombia
| nationalyears1 = 1978–1988
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Radamel Enrique García King (16 April 1957 – 3 January 2019) was a Colombian footballer who played as a defender.{{cite web | url =https://colombia.as.com/colombia/2019/01/04/futbol/1546605304_819132.html | title = Así fue la carrera de Radamel García King | last = | first = | date =4 January 2019 | website =As Colombia | publisher = | access-date =12 July 2019|language=es}} He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/radamel-garcia-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417101936/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/radamel-garcia-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Radamel García Olympic Results|accessdate=27 October 2018}}
Personal life and death
García was the father of Colombian international, Radamel Falcao García. His brothers Alex García King and Herbert King were also a footballer and an actor, respectively.
García died on 3 January 2019, aged 61.{{Cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/es/noticias/fallecio-radamel-garcia-king-padre-del-jugador-radamel/710kxpi6g9xu18xyjoy89w644 |title=Falleció Radamel García King, padre del jugador Radamel Falcao García |publisher=goal.com |language=es |access-date=4 January 2019}}
References
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External links
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{{Colombia football squad 1980 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Colombian men's footballers
Category:Colombia men's international footballers
Category:Olympic footballers for Colombia
Category:Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Category:Footballers from Santa Marta
Category:Footballers from Magdalena Department
Category:20th-century Colombian sportsmen
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