Carlos García Badías (born 29 April 1984) is a Spanish football coach and former footballer who played as a central defender, and is now the coach of Israeli club Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam.

Carlos García

García playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Carlos García Badías
Date of birth	(1984-04-29) 29 April 1984 (age 38)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1999–2003	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Espanyol B	30	(1)
2003–2005	Espanyol	3	(0)
2004–2005	→ Poli Ejido (loan)	34	(1)
2005–2012	Almería	195	(1)
2009–2010	→ Betis (loan)	33	(1)
2012–2016	Maccabi Tel Aviv	115	(7)
2016–2017	Alanyaspor	9	(0)
Total		419	(11)
National team
2000–2001	Spain U16	13	(0)
2001	Spain U17	3	(0)
2002–2003	Spain U19	4	(0)
2002–2003	Spain U20	9	(0)
2004–2006	Spain U21	5	(0)
2005	Spain U23	4	(0)
Teams managed
2017–2018	Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant)
2018–2019	Chongqing Dangdai Lifan (assistant)
2020	Ecuador (assistant)
2020–2021	Shenzhen (assistant)
2022	Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent most of his professional career with Almería, playing 208 competitive matches for the club and appearing in three La Liga seasons. Additionally, he had a four-year spell with Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israel Premier League.

Club career

Espanyol / Almería

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, García was a product of local RCD Espanyol's youth ranks. He would only appear for the first team on three occasions, during the 2003–04 season (three defeats),[1][2][3] also serving a loan stint with Polideportivo Ejido in the second division in the following campaign.[4]

García stayed in Andalusia in 2005, being sold by Espanyol to second level side UD Almería.[5] He would become an instant first-choice, being instrumental in their first-ever La Liga promotion in the 2006–07 campaign.[6]

Deemed surplus to requirements by manager Hugo Sánchez, García was loaned to neighbours Real Betis for 2009–10's division two season.[7] After not being able to help the Verdiblancos return to the top flight he rejoined Almería,[8] being first-choice under new manager Juan Manuel Lillo and both his successors José Luis Oltra and Roberto Olabe, scoring once[9] in 33 games as the club was eventually relegated after a four-year stay.[10]

Maccabi Tel Aviv

In the summer of 2012, García moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a three-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Premier League.[11] In his first season he was teamed-up in the center of defense with Eitan Tibi, with the pair performing solidly as the club won the national championship after a ten-year drought.[12]

Aged 29, García made his debut in European competition in the 2013–14 campaign, featuring in both the UEFA Champions League qualification matches[13][14] and the UEFA Europa League group stage.[15][16] In the domestic front he was part of the defence that set a new league record for minutes without conceding a goal, surpassing Hapoel Haifa FC's 585 from 1999.[17]

Honours

Club

Maccabi Tel Aviv

• Israeli Premier League: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
• Israel State Cup: 2014–15
• Toto Cup: 2014–15

International

Spain U16

• UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 2001

Spain U23

• Mediterranean Games: 2005[18]

Spain U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 2003

References

External links

• Carlos García at BDFutbol
• Carlos García – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Carlos García at Soccerway

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