Rafael 'Rafa' García García (born 14 January 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Football career Born in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, García began his career in the youth ranks of Albacete Balompié. After unsuccessful stints with Real Madrid (also youth) and its neighbours Getafe CF he signed with another side from the capital in 2009, Rayo Vallecano.
García made his debut for the first team on 2 September 2009, in a 2–0 away win over Real Sociedad for the second round of the Copa del Rey.El Rayo, una apisonadora en Anoeta, desarboló a la Real (Rayo, a steamroller at Anoeta, made Real come undone); Sport Cartagena, 3 September 2009 His first appearance in Segunda División came in the same month, in a 1–1 away draw against Girona FC;El Rayo tuvo el triunfo en sus manos en Montilivi (Rayo had win in their hands at Montilivi); Marca, 13 September 2009 he played 24 matches in his first season (one goal, in the 3–3 home draw to Real Sociedad),La Real atrapa el empate tras un espectacular partido en Vallecas (3–3) (Real snatch draw after spectacular match in Vallecas (3–3)); El Mundo, 29 November 2009 adding 17 in the following – nine starts, 782 minutes of action – to help his team return to La Liga after an eight-year absence.
García played his first game in the top division on 1 October 2011, featuring the second half of a 1–1 away draw against Racing de Santander.Racing grateful for Adrian; ESPN Soccernet, 1 October 2011 On 31 January of the following year, after only having collected a further 106 minutes in the league, he was loaned to Xerez CD in the second level, until June.Rafa García, cedido al Xerez por el Rayo Vallecano (Rafa García, loaned to Xerez by Rayo Vallecano); Marca, 1 February 2012
García was forced to halt his career in early October 2012, after it was revealed he suffered from a heart condition.El corazón frena a Rafa (Heart stops Rafa); Diario de Jerez, 9 October 2012 On the 29th, after the pertinent exams, the club announced he had been cleared to resume his activity.Comunicado oficial (Official announcement) ; Xerez CD, 29 October 2012
In the following years, García alternated between the second tier and Segunda División B, representing in quick succession CD Lugo,El Lugo ficha por una temporada Rafa García, del Rayo Vallecano (Lugo sign Rafa García for one season, from Rayo Vallecano); Mundo Deportivo, 5 August 2013 Deportivo Alavés,El Deportivo Alavés ficha al centrocampista Rafa García (Deportivo Alavés sign midfielder Rafa García); Deportivo Alavés, 28 August 2014 CF Reus Deportiu,Rafa García ficha por el Reus (Rafa García signs for Reus); La Tribuna de Ciudad Real, 1 September 2015 Racing de FerrolEl Racing de Ferrol ficha al central Rafa García (Racing de Ferrol sign stopper Rafa García); Diario de Pontevedra, 7 March 2017 and CD Badajoz.El club pacense cubre la ficha del lesionado Diakité con Rafa García (Pacense club cover for injured Diakité with Rafa García); Hoy, 6 October 2017 In 2014, he had a very brief spell in the Georgian Erovnuli Liga with FC Dinamo Tbilisi.Rafa García se queda (Rafa García stays); La Tribuna de Ciudad Real, 28 September 2018
On 28 September 2018, García joined amateurs CD Manchego Ciudad Real.OFICIAL | Rafa García nuevo jugador del Manchego (OFFICIAL | Rafa García new Manchego player); CD Manchego, 28 September 2018
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