Moisés García León

Moisés

Personal information
Full name	Moisés García León
Date of birth	(1971-07-10) 10 July 1971
Place of birth	Zaragoza, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Centre forward
Team information
Current team	Zaragoza (assistant)
Youth career
	Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1991	Zaragoza B
1988–1994	Zaragoza	42	(8)
1994–1996	Osasuna	50	(11)
1996	Leganés	16	(13)
1997–1998	Celta	23	(7)
1998–2001	Villarreal	93	(28)
2001–2002	Sevilla	43	(14)
2003	Córdoba	23	(6)
2003–2005	Elche	74	(27)
2005–2007	Hércules	70	(22)
2007	Poli Ejido	4	(0)
2008–2009	Gimnàstic	53	(12)
2009–2010	Huesca	33	(4)
2010–2011	La Muela	28	(3)
Total		552	(155)
International career
1988–1989	Spain U19	4	(2)
1989	Spain U20	3	(1)
Managerial career
2011–2012	Huesca (assistant)
2012–2013	Hércules (assistant)
2013–	Zaragoza (assistant)
*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 León.

Moisés García León (born 10 July 1971), known simply as Moisés, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a centre forward.

In a 21-year professional career (23 seasons in total) he played for 13 different teams – including Zaragoza, Celta, Villarreal and Sevilla in La Liga – amassing totals of 552 games and 155 goals, 163/40 in the top flight.

Playing career

A product of hometown Real Zaragoza's youth system, Moisés was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. He was only 17 when he made his debut with the first team on 6 November 1988 in a 2–1 home win against Real Murcia, being the youngest player to ever appear in La Liga for the side; however, he could never break into the starting XI.

After two 1/2 seasons in the second division, with CA Osasuna and CD Leganés, Moisés returned to the top flight with Celta de Vigo, but appeared sparingly during his stay in Galicia.

In 1999–2000 he was instrumental in helping Villarreal CF return to the top level as he scored 17 goals, joint-second best in the competition. Moisés managed to stay in the main category of Spanish football until December 2002, receiving relative playing time with both the Yellow Submarine and Sevilla FC; from there onwards he resumed his career solely in division two, with very good scoring records (in 2008–09, at already 37, his goals proved crucial in the season's final stretch, as Gimnàstic de Tarragona finally escaped the relegation zone).

Aged 39 Moisés signed with amateurs CD La Muela, promoted to the third division for the first time ever, thus returning to his native region after a two-decade absence.

Managing career

After La Muela's immediate relegation back, Moisés retired from football and returned to former team SD Huesca, joining Quique Hernández's coaching staff early into the season as the pair helped the club finally retain its second level status.

On 22 October 2012, in the same predicament and also in division two, he joined Hércules CF and reunited with Hernández, who had been appointed following the sacking of Juan Carlos Mandiá.

Personal life

Moisés' brothers, Eduardo, Gerardo and Manuel, were also professional footballers. The second, a defender, totalled 240 matches in the first division, representing most notably Málaga CF.

Honours

Zaragoza

• Copa del Rey: 1993–94

External links

• Moisés profile at BDFutbol
• Moisés – FIFA competition record
• Moisés at Soccerway