Roberto García (footballer, born 1973)

Luis Roberto García Toral (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis roˈβeɾto ɣaɾˈθi.a toˈɾal]; born 30 May 1973) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a right-back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Toral.
Roberto García
Personal information
Full name Luis Roberto García Toral
Date of birth (1973-05-30) 30 May 1973
Place of birth León, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Valencia B 78 (9)
1994–1995 Valencia 2 (0)
1994–1995 → Castellón (loan) 36 (6)
1996–1997 Endesa Andorra 33 (3)
1997–1998 Almería 37 (0)
1998–2000 Figueres 71 (7)
2000–2002 Badajoz 56 (1)
2002–2005 Gramenet 105 (0)
2005–2006 Terrassa 31 (0)
2006–2011 Huesca 128 (2)
Total 577 (28)
International career
1993 Spain U20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[1]

García represented, other than Valencia, CD Castellón, Andorra CF, CP Almería, UE Figueres, CD Badajoz, UDA Gramenet, Terrassa FC and SD Huesca.[2] 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.

References
  1. El golazo de Mijatovic hace arder al Sporting (Mijatovic wonder goal makes Sporting burn); Mundo Deportivo, 21 March 1994 (in Spanish)
  2. Robert, un ´ex´ en el huesca [sic] (Robert, former guy at Huesca); El Periódico Mediterráneo, 28 August 2008 (in Spanish)
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