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Rafael García Cortés (born 18 January 1958) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.
 García Cortés in 1987 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael García Cortés | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1968–1977 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1979 | Castilla | 30 | (2) |
| 1979–1982 | Real Madrid | 58 | (5) |
| 1979–1980 | → Burgos (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 1983–1987 | Zaragoza | 148 | (11) |
| 1987–1990 | Mallorca | 92 | (7) |
| 1990–1993 | Rayo Vallecano | 89 | (16) |
| Total | 446 | (43) | |
| National team | |||
| 1975–1976 | Spain U18 | 10 | (0) |
| 1977 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 1979 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1980 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1980 | Spain amateur | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997 | Tenerife (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He amassed La Liga totals of 312 games and 24 goals, having played mainly for Real Madrid and Zaragoza.
Club career
Born in Madrid, García Cortés competed in 12 La Liga seasons during his 16-year professional career, having started with Real Madrid Castilla in Segunda División. In the top flight he represented Real Madrid (three and a half years), Burgos CF (one season, loaned), Real Zaragoza (four and a half seasons, having arrived at the club in January 1983), RCD Mallorca (two years) and Rayo Vallecano (1992–93), retiring at the age of 35 with the latter.[1]
García Cortés competed in the 1980–81 European Cup with Real Madrid – during his spell at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, he was part of the team dubbed Madrid of the Garcías[2]– appearing in four matches[3] and starting in three: in the final against Liverpool, his 82nd-minute mistake whilst attempting a clearance enabled Alan Kennedy to score the game's only goal in Paris.[4][5][6]
After retiring, García Cortés returned to Real as youth system coordinator.[7]
Honours
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 1978–79
- Copa del Rey: 1981–82
Zaragoza
- Copa del Rey: 1985–86[1]
References
- Rafael García Cortés: "Mi disparo con la zurda venía de serie, no hice pesas en mi vida" (Rafael García Cortés: "My left-foot shot came from doing it again and again, I never lifted a weight in my life"); El Periódico de Aragón, 26 January 2015 (in Spanish)
- 'Los García' y los montículos de cal ('The Garcías' and the mounds of calcium); El País, 23 February 2009 (in Spanish)
- "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- García Cortés: “El partido fue muy igualado” (García Cortés: “Match was even as can be”); Real Madrid CF, 19 February 2009 (in Spanish)
- García Cortés y la final del 81: "Tiré la cinta del partido por la ventana" (García Cortés and 81 final: "I threw the match tape out the window"); Diario AS, 23 February 2009 (in Spanish)
- Liverpool v Real Madrid: ‘Play the European Cup final, or your career is over’; The Guardian, 19 October 2014
- García Cortés: "El equipo ha ganado en poderío defensivo" (García Cortés: "Team is more powerful defensively"); Real Madrid CF, 23 February 2009 (in Spanish)
External links
- Rafael García Cortés at BDFutbol
- Rafael García Cortés – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Rafael García Cortés at WorldFootball.net
На других языках
- [en] Rafael García Cortés
[es] Rafael García Cortés
Rafael García Cortés (Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, España, 18 de enero de 1958) es un exfutbolista español. Jugaba de defensa. Se formó en la cantera del Real Madrid. Actualmente se desempeña como coordinador de las escuelas de fútbol de la Fundación Real Madrid.[it] Rafael García Cortés
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