| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis García Traid | ||
| Date of birth | (1936-04-06)6 April 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 11 January 1990(1990-01-11) (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Patria | |||
| La Salle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1963 | Zaragoza | 96 | (9) |
| 1953–1954 | →Celta (loan) | ||
| 1954–1955 | →Amistad (loan) | ||
| 1956–1957 | →Levante (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| Total | 106 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| San Lamberto (youth) | |||
| Deportivo Aragón | |||
| 1969–1970 | Huesca | ||
| 1971 | Zaragoza | ||
| 1971–1972 | Deportivo Aragón | ||
| 1972–1978 | Salamanca | ||
| 1978–1979 | Betis | ||
| 1979 | Burgos | ||
| 1980–1981 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 1981–1982 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 1982–1984 | Valladolid | ||
| 1985 | Salamanca | ||
| 1985–1986 | Celta | ||
| 1986 | Hércules | ||
| 1988–1989 | Salamanca | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Luis García Traid (6 April 1936 – 11 January 1990) was a Spanishfootballer, who played as amidfielder, and amanager.
Born inZaragoza,Aragon, García Traid represented Club Patria Aragon and SD La Salle as a youth, before joiningReal Zaragoza. Loan stints followed, withTercera División sidesCelta de Vigo andUD Amistad.
García Traid made his professional debut on 13 November 1955, starting and scoring ahat-trick in a 7–1 home routing ofCP La Felguera in theSegunda División. He appeared in two further matches duringthe campaign, as his side achieved promotion toLa Liga.
In January 1957, after making no appearances during the season, García Traid was loaned toLevante UD in the second level until June. He appeared in ten matches and scored two goals for theValencians before his loan expired.
García Traid made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 3 November 1957, in a 0–0 away draw againstUD Las Palmas. He scored his first goal in the category on 7 December of the following year, but in a 1–7 loss atAtlético Madrid.
From 1958 to 1961, García Traid became a regular starter for theMaños, with his best input consisting of 28 matches and two goals in the1959–60 campaign. He retired in 1963, aged only 26, due to a recurrent injury.
After retiring García Traid worked as a manager, his first club being AD San Lamberto's youth squads. In January 1971 he was named manager of his lifetime club Zaragoza, after a one-year spell atSD Huesca.
García Traid was sacked in April, after failing to maintain the club's first division status. In 1973, he was appointedUD Salamanca manager, achievingtop level promotion at first attempt; he remained in charge of the latter until 1978.
After a spell atReal Betis in the second tier,[1] García Traid was appointed at the helm ofBurgos CF in 1979.[2] After again suffering relegation, he was namedAtlético Madrid manager.[3]
García Traid was relieved from his duties atAtleti in August 1981,[4] but returned to the club in November after the dismissal ofLuis Cid; he remained in charge until the end ofthe season. In the following years he managedReal Valladolid,[5] Salamanca (two spells),Celta de Vigo[6] andHércules CF.
On 11 January 1990, García Traid died inZaragoza due to amechanical failure during aplastic surgery.[7]