Luis García (footballer, born 1979)

Spanish footballer

For other people named Luis García, see Luis García (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  García and the second or maternal family name is  Conde.

Luis GarcíaPersonal information

Full name|  Luis García Conde
Date of birth|  (1979-04-23) 23 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth|  Toledo, Spain
Height|  1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)|  Goalkeeper
Team information

Current team

|  SS Reyes (goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
1992–1998|  Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1998–2002|  Atlético Madrid B|  38|  (0)
2001–2002|  → Xerez (loan)|  22|  (0)
2002–2004|  Numancia|  68|  (0)
2004–2005|  Zaragoza|  37|  (0)
2005–2008|  Getafe|  28|  (0)
2008|  → Celta (loan)|  0|  (0)
2008–2011|  Tenerife|  27|  (0)
2011–2013|  Huesca|  69|  (0)
2013–2014|  Rayo Majadahonda|  11|  (0)
Total|  |  300|  (0)
Managerial career
2017–2019|  Rayo Majadahonda (goalkeeping coach)
2021–|  SS Reyes (goalkeeping coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis García Conde (born 23 April 1979) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

## Club career

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Born in Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, García was developed at Atlético Madrid, but never made it past their reserves. He went on to play with Xerez CD and CD Numancia in the Segunda División, achieving promotion with the latter.[1]

For the 2004–05 season, García moved to La Liga with Real Zaragoza after having been signed as a replacement for César Láinez, who had been forced to retire from football at just 27.[2] He played all but one league game and conceded 53 goals, also appearing in ten UEFA Cup matches as the Aragonese exited in the round of 16 (50 in all competitions).[3][4]

From 2005 to 2007, García represented Madrid outskirts club Getafe CF:[5] after being first-choice throughout his first year he backed up Argentine Roberto Abbondanzieri in the second, being restricted to Copa del Rey appearances as the team went all the way to finish runners-up to Sevilla FC.[6][7]

García was not registered for the first part of the 2007–08 campaign and, in January 2008, he was loaned to RC Celta de Vigo where he also would not make one single appearance.[8][9] For 2008–09 he stayed in division two, joining CD Tenerife on a three-year contract.[10][11]

After only four games over his last two seasons in the Canary Islands, with two consecutive relegations,[12] the 32-year-old García signed with second-tier SD Huesca in early November 2011.[13] He made his debut on the 12th, in a 2–2 home draw against Real Valladolid.[14]

## Honours

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Zaragoza

* Supercopa de España: 2004[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
2. ^ Iglesias, Quique; Ferrer, Pedro Luis (10 July 2004). "Luis García, portero del Numancia, está atado" [Luis García, Numancia goalkeeper, is tied]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
3. ^ "El Zaragoza pagó caro sus errores en defensa" [Zaragoza paid for defensive mistakes dearly]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 17 March 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
4. ^ a b Valero, S. (24 June 2019). "Luis García: «Con Víctor todo eran reproches y malos gestos, no me ayudó»" [Luis García: "With Víctor everything was scoldings and bad faces, he did not help me"]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
5. ^ "El Getafe se refuerza con siete nuevos jugadores" [Getafe bolster with seven new players]. El País (in Spanish). 30 June 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
6. ^ "'Pato' Abbondanzieri se adjudica el trofeo Zamora" ['Duck' Abbondanzieri gets Zamora trophy]. Marca (in Spanish). 10 June 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
7. ^ Hernández, Javier (23 June 2007). "Luis García: "No me asusta jugármela con Palop a los penaltis"" [Luis García: "I'm not scared of going one-on-one against Palop on penalties"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
8. ^ "El Getafe confirma la cesión de Luis García al Celta" [Getafe confirm Luis García loan to Celta]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 18 January 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
9. ^ "El reducido club de los jugadores que se marcharon del Celta sin debutar" [The restricted club of players who left Celta without making debut]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
10. ^ "Luis García, nuevo jugador del CD Tenerife" [Luis García, new player of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
11. ^ Martín, Maite (13 July 2008). "Pato será el único meta en pretemporada" [Pato will be the only goalie in preseason]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
12. ^ "Un histórico de la portería del Tenerife que sale por la puerta de atrás" [Tenerife goal legend leaves through the back door]. La Información (in Spanish). 16 January 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
13. ^ Ferrer, Jaime (8 November 2011). "El Huesca refuerza la portería con Luis García Conde" [Huesca bolster their goal with Luis García Conde]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
14. ^ "El Huesca no conoce la rendición" [Huesca do not know what surrender is]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 November 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

## External links

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* Luis García at BDFutbol
* Luis García at Soccerway

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals