| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abraham García Aliaga | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-01-11)11 January 1974 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Escolapios | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Escolapios (youth) | ||
| 1991–1998 | Rayo Majadahonda (youth) | ||
| 1998–2003 | Atlético Madrid (youth) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Atlético Madrid C | ||
| 2004–2007 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 2007–2009 | Atlético Madrid B | ||
| 2010–2011 | Montañeros | ||
| 2012 | Estepona | ||
| 2012–2013 | Toledo | ||
| 2014 | Yinchuan Helanshan | ||
| 2015–2016 | Kitchee | ||
| 2016–2018 | Segoviana | ||
Abraham García Aliaga (born 11 January 1974) is a Spanish footballmanager.
Madrid-born García began his managerial career at lowly locals CD Escolapios Alcalá at the age of just 16, while also playing in the club's youth setup.[1] He then joinedCF Rayo Majadahonda, working in various youth categories before joiningAtlético Madrid in 1998 and being appointed manager of theCadete A squad.[1]
García was appointed manager ofAtleti'sJuvenil A squad in 2000, being the last coach ofFernando Torres before his senior career kickstarter; he was credited by Torres as one of the most important managers of his career.[2] In 2003, he was named manager ofthe C-team inTercera División.
In 2004, García moved to city rivalsReal Madrid, being appointed in charge ofthe C-team also in the fourth division. He left the club in July 2007, immediately returning to Atlético to take overthe reserves inSegunda División B.[3]
García left Atlético in 2009, remaining nearly one year without a club before being appointed manager ofMontañeros CF on 19 June 2010.[4] He was sacked the following 13 January,[5] and was named in charge ofUnión Estepona CF in April 2012;[6] after missing out promotion inthe play-offs two months later, he left the club.
On 21 June 2012, García was appointed manager ofCD Toledo,freshly relegated to the fourth tier.[7] Afterachieving promotion to division three, he moved to China to manage newly-formed sideYinchuan Helanshan FC;[8] he left the club at the end of the2014 China League Two.
On 29 July 2015, García switched teams and countries again after being named in charge ofHong Kong Premier League sideKitchee SC.[9] He resigned on 5 March of the following year,[10] and returned to his home country, being appointed manager ofGimnástica Segoviana CF on 22 June 2016.[11]
García led theCastilian-Leonese sideback to the third division after a five-year absence, but could not avoid the club's subsequentrelegation, and left on 21 May 2018.[12] He subsequently started to work for theMadrid Football Federation as an under-18 coach.
García's fatherJuanjo was also a manager,[1] notably coachingReal Madrid Castilla,CD Tenerife andRayo Vallecano inSegunda División. He died on 23 May 1987 after having aheart attack.[13][14]