Raúl García Fernández

Raúl García

Personal information
Full name	Raúl García Fernández
Date of birth	(1976-07-30) 30 July 1976
Place of birth	Hernani, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	Real Unión	100	(2)
1997–1998	Racing Ferrol	23	(0)
1998–2002	Barakaldo	132	(1)
2002–2005	Burgos	100	(2)
2005–2006	Palencia	20	(0)
2006–2007	Burgos	33	(0)
2007–2009	Eibar	69	(0)
2009–2013	Mirandés	91	(4)
Total		568	(9)
*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 Fernández.

Raúl García Fernández (born 30 July 1976) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a defender. He could occupy all three defensive positions.

He amassed Segunda División B totals of 461 games and eight goals over the course of 15 seasons, representing in the competition six different clubs, mainly Barakaldo.

Football career

Born in Hernani, Gipuzkoa, García's 19-year senior career was spent mainly in the lower leagues of his country, mostly with Barakaldo CF, Burgos CF (four years apiece) and CD Mirandés (three seasons). He played 75 games in Segunda División over the course of three seasons, with SD Eibar and Mirandés.

During the 2012–13 campaign, whilst with the latter side, 36-year-old García suffered a serious injury to the meniscus on his left knee, being sidelined for two months. He scored his first and only goal in the second level on 20 October 2012, contributing decisively to a 1–1 home draw against Girona FC; he left the club in July of the following year, and retired shortly after.

External links

• Raúl García profile at BDFutbol
• Raúl García at Soccerway
• Stats at Footballdatabase