Roberto García (footballer, born 1973)
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|García|Toral|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roberto García
| image =
| fullname = Luis Roberto García Toral
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|5|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = León, Spain
| height = 1.73 m
| position = Right-back
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Valencia
| years1 = 1992–1996 | clubs1 = Valencia B | caps1 = 78 | goals1 = 9
| years2 = 1994–1995 | clubs2 = Valencia | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1994–1995 | clubs3 = → Castellón (loan) | caps3 = 36 | goals3 = 6
| years4 = 1996–1997 | clubs4 = Endesa Andorra | caps4 = 33 | goals4 = 3
| years5 = 1997–1998 | clubs5 = Almería | caps5 = 37 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1998–2000 | clubs6 = Figueres | caps6 = 71 | goals6 = 7
| years7 = 2000–2002 | clubs7 = Badajoz | caps7 = 56 | goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2002–2005 | clubs8 = Gramenet | caps8 = 105 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2005–2006 | clubs9 = Terrassa | caps9 = 31 | goals9 = 0
| years10= 2006–2011 | clubs10= Huesca | caps10 = 128 | goals10 = 2
| totalcaps = 577 | totalgoals = 28
| nationalyears1 = 1993 | nationalteam1 = Spain U20 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2016
| managerclubs1 = Torrejón B
| manageryears2 = 2016–2020
| managerclubs2 = Fuenlabrada (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2020
| managerclubs3 = Alcorcón (assistant)
}}
Luis Roberto García Toral ({{IPA|es|ˈlwis roˈβeɾto ɣaɾˈθi.a toˈɾal}}; born 30 May 1973) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a right-back.
Club career
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.[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1994/03/21/pagina-15/1287619/pdf.html El golazo de Mijatovic hace arder al Sporting (Mijatovic wonder goal makes Sporting burn)]; Mundo Deportivo, 21 March 1994 (in Spanish)
García represented, other than Valencia, CD Castellón, Andorra CF, CP Almería, UE Figueres, CD Badajoz, UDA Gramenet, Terrassa FC and SD Huesca.[https://www.elperiodicomediterraneo.com/deportes/2008/08/28/robert-ex-huesca-42651294.html Robert, un ´ex´ en el {{sic|nolink=y|huesca}} (Robert, former guy at Huesca)]; El Periódico Mediterráneo, 28 August 2008 (in Spanish) 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=
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.[https://www.facebook.com/adtorrejoncf/photos/a.106892026082129/885358138235510/ ROBERTO GARCIA TORAL, NUEVO ENTRENADOR DEL AFICIONADO], facebook.com, 16 July 2016
On October 28, 2016, García left his position at Torrejón after accepting a job offer to become assistant coach to Antonio Calderón at Fuenlabrada.[https://www.futmadrid.com/noticia/movimiento-en-el-banquillo-del-filial-de-la-a-dot-d-torrejon-c-dot-f-llega-jaime-juanas.html Movimiento en el banquillo del filial de la A.D. Torrejón C.F., llega Jaime Juanas], futmadrid.com, 28 October 2016 He left the position ahead of the 2020-21 season, and was instead hired as assistant coach at AD Alcorcón under manager Mere Hermoso.[https://domingolm.com/archivos/4693 La AD Alcorcón presentó a su nuevo cuerpo técnico que ...], 2020[https://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/malaga-cf/20200924/los-recuerdos-del-mestalla-de-compartir-defensa-a-rivales-en-los-banquillos_120241478.html Los recuerdos del Mestalla: de compartir defensa a rivales en los banquillos], eldesmarque.com, 24 September 2020
References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|2375}}
- [http://www.ciberche.net/histoche/jugador?player=163 CiberChe biography and stats] {{in lang|es}}
- {{Soccerway|luis-roberto-garcia-toral/58974}}
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Category:Footballers from León, Spain
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
Category:CD Castellón footballers
Category:UE Figueres footballers
Category:UDA Gramenet footballers
Category:Terrassa FC footballers