Julio García (footballer, born 1965)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio García Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1983 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1986 | Betis B | ||
| 1984–1993 | Betis | 155 | (2) |
| 1986–1987 | → Recreativo (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Murcia | 37 | (0) |
| 1994–1998 | Almería | 128 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Julio García Fernández (born 2 May 1965), sometimes known as just Julio, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
[edit]Born in Seville, Andalusia, Julio graduated with Real Betis' youth setup. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in 1982, in Tercera División.
Julio made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 1 April 1984, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against RCD Mallorca.[1] After being subsequently demoted back to the B-team, he was loaned to Segunda División's Recreativo de Huelva in the 1986 summer.
After returning from loan Julio was definitely promoted to the main squad, and was an ever-present figure in 1987–88. He scored his first professional goal on 6 January 1991, netting his side's only in a 1–1 draw at CD Tenerife.[2]
In the 1993 summer, after being deemed surplus to requirements by manager Sergije Krešić, Julio left the Verdiblancos and moved to Real Murcia in the second level. After one year as a starter, he joined UD Almería, representing the side in the same division but also in Segunda División B.
Julio eventually hang up his boots in 1998, aged 32.
References
[edit]- ^ 0–1: El Betis apuntillo al Mallorca (0–1: Betis beats off Mallorca); El Mundo Deportivo, 2 April 1984 (in Spanish)
- ^ El último partido de Azkargorta (The last match of Azkargorta); El Mundo Deportivo, 7 January 1991 (in Spanish)
External links
[edit]- Julio García at BDFutbol
- Beticopedia profile (in Spanish)