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Luis García (footballer, born 1972)

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Spanish footballer and manager
For other people with the same name, seeLuis García (disambiguation).
In thisSpanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Plaza.

Luis García
García as manager ofGetafe in 2013
Personal information
Full nameLuis García Plaza[1]
Date of birth (1972-12-01)1 December 1972 (age 52)[1]
Place of birthMadrid, Spain[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
PositionDefender
Youth career
Colegio Amorós
Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1995Atlético Madrid B54(2)
1995Yeclano13(0)
1995–1996Rayo Vallecano B
1996→Talavera (loan)8(0)
1996–2000Benidorm49(1)
Managerial career
2001–2003Altea
2003–2005Villajoyosa
2005Altea
2005–2006Villarreal B
2006–2007Elche
2007–2008Benidorm
2008–2011Levante
2011–2014Getafe
2014–2016Baniyas
2017–2018Beijing Renhe
2018–2019Villarreal
2019Beijing Renhe
2019–2020Al-Shabab
2020–2022Mallorca
2022–2024Alavés
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis García Plaza (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈlwisɣaɾˈθi.aˈplaθa];[a] born 1 December 1972) is a Spanish former professionalfootballer who played as aright-back or acentral defender, currently amanager.

Playing career

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In his career, García never played in higher thanSegunda División B. Born inMadrid, he finished his development atAtlético Madrid[2] and, after three seasons withits reserves, moved toYeclano CF, where he coincided withJosé Luis Oltra andPaulino.[3]

Still in theMadrid community, García then representedRayo Vallecano B, completing his sole season with the club on loan atTalavera CF.[4] He signed forBenidorm CF in summer 1996, spending four years at theAlicante side.[5]

García was forced to retire due to injury in 2000, aged only 27.[6]

Coaching career

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García took up coaching in 2001, starting with amateursUD Altea and moving after two years to another club in theValencian Community,Villajoyosa CF of the third tier, remaining the same amount of time there.[7]

In2005–06, after a very brief spell at Altea, García ledVillarreal CF'sreserves[8] to theTercera División championship, but the team failed to gain promotion in the subsequent playoffs. Afterwards, he signed withElche CF inSegunda División – and also in theValencia region – being sacked on 7 January 2007 following a 1–1 home draw againstCádiz CF (the team eventuallyretained their league status).[9]

After one year with former club Benidorm, García was appointed atLevante UD, helping to a return toLa Liga after a three-year absence in hissecond season.[10] In thefollowing campaign he led the side to the 14th place, the home highlights being a 2–0 win over Atlético Madrid[11] and home draws withReal Madrid (0–0)[12] andFC Barcelona (1–1).[13]

On 8 June 2011, García signed for Getafe for three years.[14] He coached the capital outskirts team to the 11th position in hisdebut season,finishing one better the following year.[15]

García was dismissed on 10 March 2014, after Getafe onlycollected four draws in 12 games.[16] In the following two seasons, he worked in theUAE First Division League withBaniyas Club.[17][18]

In June 2017, García was appointed as manager ofChina League One clubBeijing Renhe F.C. on a five-month agreement.[19] He coached the team to promotion back to theSuper League in hisfirst season, collecting 13 wins, two draws and three losses; on 9 November, he extended his contract.[20]

García returned to Villarreal on 10 December 2018, replacing the firedJavier Calleja at the helm of the first team.[21] After only one month in charge, and no league wins, he too was relieved of his duties.[22]

On 9 July 2019, García headed back to Beijing Renhe following the resignation ofAleksandar Stanojević.[23] He left on 18 November following their relegation, having won none and drawn two of 11 games.[24] Before the end of the year, he found a new job atAl-Shabab FC (Riyadh), ninth in theSaudi Professional League.[25]

On 6 August 2020, García replacedRCD Espanyol-boundVicente Moreno atRCD Mallorca in the second division,[26] winning promotion as runners-up in hisdebut campaign.[27] On 22 March 2022, with the club inside the relegation zone, he was dismissed.[28]

García was appointed at second-tierDeportivo Alavés on 23 May 2022, on a one-year contract.[29] He achieved promotion in hisfirst season viathe playoffs,[30] then secured survival thefollowing campaign with four games to spare.[31]

On 2 December 2024, García was relieved of his duties.[32]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 30 November 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
AlteaSpain1 July 200130 June 20036835221111156+55051.47[33]
VillajoyosaSpain30 June 200330 May 2005763116298082−2040.79[34]
AlteaSpain30 May 200530 May 2005000000+0!—
Villarreal BSpain30 May 20051 July 200646321138626+60069.57[35]
ElcheSpain1 July 20067 January 2007215792127−6023.81[36]
BenidormSpain1 July 200719 July 2008401612124441+3040.00[37]
LevanteSpain20 July 20087 June 2011128513443170170+0039.84[38]
GetafeSpain8 June 201110 March 2014113342950117164−47030.09[39]
BaniyasUnited Arab Emirates10 July 201418 March 2016632219229585+10034.92[1]
Beijing RenheChina8 June 201710 December 2018502214146761+6044.00[40]
VillarrealSpain10 December 201829 January 201991531115−4011.11[41]
Beijing RenheChina9 July 201912 November 201911029927−18000.00[40]
Al-ShababSaudi Arabia12 December 201918 July 2020137152217+5053.85[40]
MallorcaSpain6 August 202022 March 2022783519249582+13044.87[42]
AlavésSpain23 May 20222 December 2024108442836119108+11040.74[43]
Total8243352192701,047961+86040.66—

Notes

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  1. ^In isolation,García is pronounced[ɡaɾˈθi.a].

References

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  1. ^abcdeLuis García at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^Mínguez, Jesús (25 September 2010).""Mourinho es el que menos me preocupa"" ["Mourinho is the one that worries me the least"].Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved3 April 2023.
  3. ^Ruiz, J. (11 April 2009)."Un amigo en el banquillo contrario" [A friend on the opposite bench].El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved21 April 2011.
  4. ^"El rival" [The rivals].El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 9 November 2003. Retrieved21 April 2011.
  5. ^Iñigo, Iñaki (27 October 2023)."Las raíces colchoneras de Luis García Plaza, actual técnico del Alavés" [Thecolchonera roots of Luis García Plaza, current manager of Alavés].Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved24 September 2025.
  6. ^G. Fuente, Chema (4 December 2021)."El pasado atlético de Luis García Plaza y su 'via crucis' con Simeone" [The Atlético past of Luis García Plaza and his 'via crucis' with Simeone].Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved24 September 2025.
  7. ^"La relación entre Oltra y el técnico del Villajoyosa" [The relation between Oltra and the manager of Villajoyosa].El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 6 November 2003. Retrieved5 April 2022.
  8. ^"Luis García es el próximo técnico del filial amarillo" [García is the yellow reserve team's next manager].El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 29 May 2005. Retrieved13 January 2021.
  9. ^"Vidal, primer entrenador destituido de la temporada" [Vidal, first coach dismissed in season].Diario AS (in Spanish). 12 October 2008. Retrieved3 April 2023.
  10. ^"¿Os acordáis del último ascenso? Éstas son las imágenes de aquel 13 de junio" [Do you remember the last promotion? These are the pictures of that 13 June] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 28 April 2017. Retrieved11 May 2024.
  11. ^Macdonald, Paul (5 December 2010)."Levante coach Luis Garcia Plaza delighted with stunning win over Atletico Madrid".Goal. Retrieved28 February 2011.
  12. ^"El Real Madrid de Mourinho se atasca contra el Levante" [Mourinho's Real Madrid choke against Levante] (in Spanish).Cadena SER. 25 September 2010. Retrieved6 June 2018.
  13. ^Aldunate, Ramiro (11 May 2011)."El Barça sigue siendo el rey" [Barça are still the kings].Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved6 June 2018.
  14. ^"El Getafe ficha a Luis García" [Getafe sign Luis García].Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 June 2011. Retrieved22 February 2014.
  15. ^Navacerrada, Juancar (28 October 2016)."Luis García: "¡Ojalá suban Levante y Getafe a Primera!"" [Luis García: "I wish Levante and Getafe promote toPrimera!"].Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved5 April 2022.
  16. ^"Luis García deja de ser entrenador del Getafe" [Luis García is no longer Getafe manager] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 10 March 2014. Retrieved10 March 2014.
  17. ^Passela, Amith (15 July 2014)."Baniyas liked Luis Garcia's 'stability' at previous stops".The National. Retrieved6 June 2018.
  18. ^"Baniyas tell Milligan he's not going anywhere".The World Game. 8 July 2016. Retrieved6 June 2018.
  19. ^"前西甲教练宣布成为人和主帅 仅签5个月短约" [Former La Liga manager signed for Beijing Renhe, five-month short contract signed] (in Chinese). Tencent. 9 June 2017. Retrieved28 December 2017.
  20. ^"人和官方宣布与主帅路易斯续约 继续带队战中超" [Board of directors announced they will renew their contract with coach Luis who will continue to lead the team in the Super League] (in Chinese).Sina Sports. 9 November 2017. Retrieved28 December 2017.
  21. ^"Luis García Plaza, new Villarreal CF manager". Villarreal CF. 10 December 2018. Retrieved10 December 2018.
  22. ^"Luis García es destituido como entrenador del Villarreal" [Luis García is dismissed as Villarreal manager].Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). 29 January 2019. Retrieved29 January 2019.
  23. ^Yinglun, Shi (9 July 2019)."Beijing Renhe appoints Luis Garcia as new head coach".Xinhua News Agency. Archived fromthe original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved27 January 2020.
  24. ^"Luis García deja el Beijing Renhe y Rubén de la Barrera abandona Al-Ahli" [Luis García leaves Beijing Renhe and Rubén de la Barrera quits Al-Ahli].Marca (in Spanish). 18 November 2019. Retrieved27 January 2020.
  25. ^"Luis García vuelve a entrenar" [Luis García returns to managing].Super Deporte (in Spanish). 18 December 2019. Retrieved27 January 2020.
  26. ^"Luis García Plaza, nuevo entrenador del RCD Mallorca" [Luis García Plaza, new manager of RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 6 August 2020. Retrieved6 August 2020.
  27. ^"Mallorca promoted back to LaLiga".Diario AS. 18 May 2021. Retrieved22 March 2022.
  28. ^"Luis García Plaza leaves RCD Mallorca". RCD Mallorca. 22 March 2022. Retrieved22 March 2022.
  29. ^"Luis García Plaza, nuevo entrenador del Alavés" [Luis García Plaza, new manager of Alavés].Marca (in Spanish). 23 May 2022. Retrieved11 May 2024.
  30. ^Segovia, Manuel Ángel (18 June 2023)."García Plaza: "Creo que el fútbol hizo justicia con el ascenso del Alavés"" [García Plaza: "I think football was fair with Alavés' promotion"].Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved11 May 2024.
  31. ^Mora, Koldo (5 May 2024)."Luis García: "Celebrar una permanencia con este Deportivo Alavés recién ascendido supera todas mis expectativas"" [Luis García: "Celebrating a survival with this recently-promoted Deportivo Alavés surpasses all my expectations"].Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved11 May 2024.
  32. ^"Luis García Plaza deja de ser entrenador del Deportivo Alavés" [Luis García Plaza ceases to be manager of Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 2 December 2024. Retrieved2 December 2024.
  33. ^"Preferente Valenciana 2001–02 (Grupo 4)" [Preferente Valenciana 2001–02 (Group 4)] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved1 November 2016.
    "Preferente Valenciana 2002–03 (Grupo 4)" [Preferente Valenciana 2002–03 (Group 4)] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved1 November 2016.
  34. ^"Matches Luis García, 2003–04 season".BDFutbol.
    "Matches Luis García, 2004–05 season".BDFutbol.
  35. ^"Tercera División 2005–06 (Grupo 6)" [Tercera División 2005–06 (Group 6)] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved1 November 2016.
    "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2005–06" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B 2005–06] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved1 November 2016.
  36. ^"Matches Luis García, 2006–07 season".BDFutbol.
  37. ^"Matches Luis García, 2007–08 season".BDFutbol.
  38. ^"Matches Luis García, 2008–09 season".BDFutbol.
    "Matches Luis García, 2009–10 season".BDFutbol.
    "Matches Luis García, 2010–11 season".BDFutbol.
  39. ^"Matches Luis García, 2011–12 season".BDFutbol.
    "Matches Luis García, 2012–13 season".BDFutbol.
    "Matches Luis García, 2013–14 season".BDFutbol.
  40. ^abcLuis García coach profile atSoccerway (archived)
  41. ^"Matches Luis García, 2018–19 season".BDFutbol.
  42. ^"Matches Luis García, 2020–21 season".BDFutbol.
    "Matches Luis García, 2021–22 season".BDFutbol.
  43. ^"Matches Luis García, 2022–23 season".BDFutbol.
    "Matches Luis García, 2023–24 season".BDFutbol.
    "Matches Luis García, 2024–25 season".BDFutbol.

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