Jaime García (footballer)

Jaime García Arévalo (born 30 August 1977) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current manager of Ñublense.

Jaime García
Personal information
Full name Jaime García Arévalo[1]
Date of birth (1977-08-30) 30 August 1977
Place of birth Cartagena, Chile
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Ñublense (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Atlético Cartagena
San Antonio Unido
Deportes Melipilla
San Marcos
Managerial career
2012–2013 Coquimbo Unido (assistant)
2014–2015 San Antonio Unido (assistant)
2015–2016 Deportes La Serena (assistant)
2016–2017 Deportes La Serena
2018 Santiago Morning
2019– Ñublense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Cartagena,[1] García started his career with local side Atlético Cartagena. He subsequently played for San Antonio Unido, Deportes Melipilla and San Marcos de Arica before retiring.[2]

After retiring, García subsequently became Luis Musrri's assistant at Coquimbo Unido, San Antonio Unido and Deportes La Serena.[3] In September 2016, after Musrri left to Universidad de Chile, García was named manager of La Serena.[4]

On 27 November 2017, García was sacked by La Serena.[5] He was named at the helm of Santiago Morning on 19 December,[6] but was dismissed the following 30 October.[7]

On 2 April 2019, García replaced Germán Cavalieri at the helm of Ñublense.[8] He achieved promotion to the Primera División in 2020 as champions, and renewed his contract on 1 February 2021.[9]

Honours

Ñublense

References
  1. "Alcalde de Cartagena homenajeó a Jaime García el entrenador campeón con Ñublense" [Mayor of Cartagena honoured Jaime García the manager champion with Ñublense] (in Spanish). Municipalidad de Cartagena. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. "García pasó el "18" evocando a su club de barrio" [García spent the "18" remembering his neighborhood club] (in Spanish). La Discusión. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. "Jaime García, DT CD La Serena: "No es malo retroceder, pero lo que estoy viviendo ahora es algo bonito"" [Jaime García, manager CD La Serena: "It is not bad to go back, but what I am living now is something beautiful"] (in Spanish). El Día. 23 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. "Jaime García será el reemplazante de Luis Musrri en la banca de La Serena" [Jaime García will be the replacement of Luis Musrri in La Serena's bench] (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. "Jaime García deja de ser el entrenador de Club Deportes La Serena" [Jaime García leaves as manager of Club Deportes La Serena] (in Spanish). El Día. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. "Jaime García es el nuevo entrenador de Santiago Morning para la temporada 2018" [Jaime García is the new manager of Santiago Morning for the 2018 season] (in Spanish). Al Aire Libre. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  7. "Remezón en la B: Santiago Morning despidió a Jaime García a cinco días de la fecha final" [Crisis in the B: Santiago Morning sacked Jaime García five days from the last round] (in Spanish). Al Aire Libre. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  8. "Ñublense anunció la partida de Cavalieri y ya tiene nuevo DT" [Ñublense announced the departure of Cavalieri and already have a new manager] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  9. "Ñublense asegura la continuidad de Jaime García" [Ñublense assure the permanence of Jaime García] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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