Rubén García (footballer, born 1986)

Rubén García Rey (born 16 January 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back.

Rubén García
Personal information
Full name	Rubén García Rey
Date of birth	(1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Fuengirola
2007–2008	Valladolid B	21	(0)
2008–2010	Lucena	25	(1)
2010–2011	Alhaurino	21	(2)
2011–2012	Juventud Torremolinos	21	(0)
2012	Cowdenbeath	3	(0)
2013–2019	Juventud Torremolinos	149	(13)
International career
2004	Spain U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2019

Club career edit

Born in Málaga, Andalusia, García only played lower league football in his country. From 2007 to 2010 he competed in Segunda División B in representation of Real Valladolid B and Lucena CF,^[1] making no league appearances for the latter club in the last season.

In the summer of 2012, after playing one year with CD Alhaurino in Tercera División and another with Juventud de Torremolinos CF in the regional championships, García signed for Scottish First Division side Cowdenbeath after his agent sent YouTube videos to manager Colin Cameron, and the player impressed in a subsequent trial.^[2] Released after only a few months, he returned to Spanish amateur football.

^ Egea, Muñoz (10 July 2008). "El Lucena ficha a los sub 23 Rubén García y Kevin Berdier" [Lucena sign under-23 players Rubén García and Kevin Berdier]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2012.
^ "Cowden agree terms with Spaniard". The Courier. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2019.