Full name Luis Garcia Plaza 1991–1995 Atletico B Years Team Height 1.80 m | Role Footballer Name Luis Garcia | |
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Date of birth (1972-12-01) 1 December 1972 (age 43) Team coached Baniyas Club (Manager, since 2014) Similar People Jorge Orosman da Silva, Adrian Colunga, Quique Sanchez Flores, Pablo Franco Martin, Angel Javier Arizmendi | ||
Luis García Plaza (born 1 December 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager.
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Playing career
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.
Coaching career
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).
After one year with former club Benidorm, García was appointed at Levante UD, helping to a return to La Liga after a three-year absence in his second season. In the following campaign, he led the side to the 14th place, the home highlights being a 2–0 win over Atlético Madrid and 0–0 draws with Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
On 8 June 2011, García signed for Getafe for three years. He coached the capital outskirts team to the 11th position in his debut season, finishing one better the following year.
García was relieved of his duties on 10 March 2014, after Getafe only collected four draws in 12 games.