Luis García (footballer, born 1972)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis García Plaza | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colegio Amorós | |||
| Atlético Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 | Atlético Madrid B | 54 | (2) |
| 1995 | Yeclano | 13 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Rayo Vallecano B | ||
| 1996 | → Talavera (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1996–2000 | Benidorm | 49 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001–2003 | Altea | ||
| 2003–2005 | Villajoyosa | ||
| 2005 | Altea | ||
| 2005–2006 | Villarreal B | ||
| 2006–2007 | Elche | ||
| 2007–2008 | Benidorm | ||
| 2008–2011 | Levante | ||
| 2011–2014 | Getafe | ||
| 2014–2016 | Baniyas | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Luis García Plaza (born 1 December 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager.
In his career, García never played in higher than Segunda División B. Born in Madrid, he finished his formation with Atlético Madrid and, after three seasons with its reserves, moved to Yeclano CF, where he coincided with José Luis Oltra and Paulino.
Still in the Madrid community, García then represented Rayo Vallecano B, completing his sole season with the club on loan at Talavera CF. In 1996, he signed with Benidorm CF, playing with the Alicante side four years.
García was forced to retire due to injury in 2000, at only 27.
García took up coaching in 2001, starting with amateurs UD Altea and moving after two years to another club in the Valencian Community, Villajoyosa CF in the third level, remaining there for a further two seasons.
In 2005–06, after a few weeks in charge of Altea, García led Villarreal CF's reserves to the Tercera División championship, but the team failed to gain promotion in the subsequent playoffs. Afterwards, he signed with Elche CF in Segunda División – and also in the Valencia region – being sacked on 7 January 2007 following a 1–1 home draw against Cádiz CF (the team eventually retained their division status).
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