Jair García

Jair García

Personal information
Full name	Jair García Gamboa
Date of birth	(1978-10-25) 25 October 1978
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	UAT (Liga TDP) (Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Monterrey	1	(0)
2000–2004	Chivas	82	(13)
2004–2005	Puebla	31	(10)
2005–2006	Santos Laguna	23	(4)
2006–2007	Indios	16	(10)
2007	Atlas	15	(1)
2007–2014	Puebla	24	(2)
2008	→ Cruz Azul	4	(0)
2009	→ León	13	(1)
2009	→ Cruz Azul Hidalgo	12	(6)
2010	→ Indios	10	(2)
2010–2011	→ Cruz Azul Hidalgo	31	(13)
2011–2012	→ Lobos BUAP	21	(8)
2013–2014	→ Mérida	20	(9)
2014	Zacatepec	10	(4)
2014–2015	Altamira	2	(0)
International career
2001–2002	Mexico	3	(1)
Managerial career
2016–2018	Saltillo Soccer (Assistant)
2019–2020	Saltillo Soccer (Assistant)
2020	Saltillo (Assistant)
2020	Saltillo (Interim)
2021–2023	Saltillo
2023–	UAT (Liga TDP)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2012

Jair García Gamboa (born 25 October 1978) is a Mexican former footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Garcia started his career with Monterrey, making his debut against Tigres in the Mexican Primera División on 27 February 1999. In 2000, he moved to Chivas Guadalajara, and then joined Puebla for the Clausura 2004 season. He subsequently had top-level spells with Santos Laguna (2005–06), Atlas (2007) and Cruz Azul (2008).

Prior to joining Lobos he played for Cruz Azul Hidalgo (2009 and 2010–11) and Indios de Ciudad Juárez (2010).

International career

He made three appearances for the Mexico national football team between 2001 and 2002, scoring one goal.

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	January 19, 2002	Pasadena, United States	El Salvador	1–0	Win	2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup

External links

• Jair García Gamboa at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)