Rafael García (footballer, born 1974)
Mexican footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Rafael García (footballer, born 1974)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For other people named Rafael García, see Rafael García.
José Rafael García Torres[lower-alpha 1] (born 14 August 1974) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current manager.
Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Jose Rafael García Torres[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1974-08-14) 14 August 1974 (age 49) | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sinaloa (Manager) | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1992–1998 | UNAM | 134 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
1998–2004 | Toluca | 214 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Cruz Azul | 32 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | → Atlas (loan) | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Veracruz | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2006 | Mexico | 52 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Atlas Reserves and Academy | |||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Atlas (Assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Chiapas (Assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | América (Assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Puebla | |||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Pyramids (Assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Toluca (Assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Atlas (Assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Sinaloa | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Close
As a player, he was a participant in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea/Japan and the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.[2]