Javier García García

Not to be confused with Javi García.

Javi García

Personal information
Full name	Javier García García
Date of birth	(1977-10-05) 5 October 1977
Place of birth	Girona, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Atarfe Industrial (coach)
Youth career
	Granada
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	Granada B
1997–1999	Granada	63	(3)
1999–2001	Lleida	58	(2)
2001–2005	Recreativo	97	(2)
2005–2010	Granada	143	(1)
Total		361	(8)
Managerial career
2010–2013	Granada (assistant)
2014–	Atarfe Industrial
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is García.

Javier 'Javi' García García (born 5 October 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back, and the current coach of Atarfe Industrial CF.

Playing career

Born in Girona, Catalonia, García finished his formation with Granada CF, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in 1994. After appearing sparingly with the first team during 1996–97, he was definitely promoted for the following season, with the side still competing in Segunda División B.

García moved to Segunda División club UE Lleida in the 1999 summer, and played his first match as a professional on 21 August, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 home draw against Villarreal CF. He scored his first goal in that level on 8 October 2000, netting the game's only in a home success over CD Leganés.

In July 2001, García joined Recreativo de Huelva also in the second division. After being an ever-present figure in the 2001–02 campaign (as his team was promoted), he made his La Liga debut on 20 October 2002 by starting in a 0–2 loss at RCD Espanyol.

García scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 13 April 2003, in a 1–0 home win against Deportivo Alavés. He also played the full 90 minutes in the final of the Copa del Rey against RCD Mallorca, which Recre lost 0–3.

In the 2005 summer García returned to Granada, now in Tercera División. He eventually retired at the end of 2009–10 at the age of 32, after achieving two promotions with the Andalusians; he also acted as team captain during his spell.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring, García was appointed as Fabri's assistant at his last club Granada. He left in July 2013, after failing to reach a new agreement with the board.

On 15 July 2014, García was named Atarfe Industrial CF manager.

External links

• Javi García profile at BDFutbol
• Javi García at Soccerway

• Fatídico períódo de descuento para el Lleida (Fatidical stoppage time for Lleida); Mundo Deportivo, 22 August 1999 (Spanish)
• Por fin tres puntos (Finally three points); Mundo Deportivo, 9 October 2000 (Spanish)
• Javi García, primer refuerzo onubense (Javi García, first onubense addition); Mundo Deportivo, 5 July 2001 (Spanish)
• Supergol (Supergoal); Mundo Deportivo, 21 October 2002 (Spanish)
• El Recre saca la cabeza y complica la vida al Alavés (Recre rears head and makes life harder for Alavés); Mundo Deportivo, 14 April 2003 (Spanish)
• Eto'o fires Mallorca to first King's Cup success; Eurosport, 28 June 2003
• Javi García: “Necesitamos la ayuda de todo el mundo” (Javi García: "We need the help of everybody"); Granada en Juego, 3 September 2009 (Spanish)
• Javi García, un futbolista todo pundonor que ayuda a Lucas Alcaraz (Javi García, a footballer that is all heart who helps Lucas Alcaraz); Granada en Juego, 14 June 2013 (Spanish)
• Javi García y el Granada separan sus caminos (Javi García and Granada part ways); Ideal, 13 July 2013 (Spanish)
• Javi García, nuevo entrenador del Atarfe (Javi García, new manager of Atarfe); Granada en Juego, 15 July 2014 (Spanish)