Julio García (footballer, born 1965)

Julio García Fernández (born 2 May 1965), sometimes known as just Julio, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Julio García
Personal information
Full name Julio García Fernández
Date of birth (1965-05-02) 2 May 1965
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1976–1983 Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1986 Betis B
1984–1993 Betis 155 (2)
1986–1987 → Recreativo (loan) 34 (0)
1993–1994 Murcia 37 (0)
1994–1998 Almería 128 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Julio graduated with Real Betis' youth setup. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in 1982, in Tercera División.

Julio made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 1 April 1984, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against RCD Mallorca.[1] After being subsequently demoted back to the B-team, he was loaned to Segunda División's Recreativo de Huelva in the 1986 summer.

After returning from loan Julio was definitely promoted to the main squad, and was an ever-present figure in 1987–88. He scored his first professional goal on 6 January 1991, netting his side's only in a 1–1 draw at CD Tenerife.[2]

In the 1993 summer, after being deemed surplus to requirements by manager Sergije Krešić, Julio left the Verdiblancos and moved to Real Murcia in the second level. After one year as a starter, he joined UD Almería, representing the side in the same division but also in Segunda División B.

Julio eventually hang up his boots in 1998, aged 32.

References
  1. 0–1: El Betis apuntillo al Mallorca (0–1: Betis beats off Mallorca); El Mundo Deportivo, 2 April 1984 (in Spanish)
  2. El último partido de Azkargorta (The last match of Azkargorta); El Mundo Deportivo, 7 January 1991 (in Spanish)
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