Antonio García Navajas
Antonio García Navajas (born 8 March 1958) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defender.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio García Navajas | ||
Date of birth | 8 March 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Posadas, Spain | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Linares | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1979 | Burgos | 96 | (0) |
1979–1982 | Real Madrid | 36 | (0) |
1982–1986 | Valladolid | 78 | (0) |
1986–1987 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | (0) |
1987–1988 | Poli Almería | 15 | (0) |
Total | 246 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1976 | Spain U18 | 8 | (0) |
1977 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) |
1976–1981 | Spain U21 | 8 | (0) |
1979 | Spain U23 | 3 | (0) |
1979 | Spain amateur | 6 | (0) |
1979 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Born in Posadas, Province of Córdoba, García Navajas appeared in 210 La Liga matches over ten seasons, in representation of Burgos CF, Real Madrid and Real Valladolid. Whilst with the second club, he won the 1979–80 national championship, but only contributed with five matches to the feat; additionally, he made ten appearances in the European Cup in two separate editions.[1][2]
García Navajas retired in 1988 at the age of just 30, after one season in Segunda División with Rayo Vallecano and another in the lower leagues with CP Almería.
International career
On 14 November 1979, García Navajas won his sole cap for the Spain national team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 friendly loss against Denmark at the Estadio Ramón de Carranza in Cádiz.[3]
Honours
Real Madrid
Valladolid
References
- Lowe, Sid (19 October 2014). "Liverpool v Real Madrid: 'Play the European Cup final, or your career is over'". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- Calvo, Juan Antonio (15 November 1979). "1–3: La selección, ridiculizada por Dinamarca" [1–3: The national team, ridiculed by Denmark]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- "25 años de la Copa de la Liga" [25 years from the League Cup]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
External links
- Antonio García Navajas at BDFutbol
- Antonio García Navajas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Antonio García Navajas – FIFA competition record
- Spain stats at Eu-Football
- Antonio García Navajas at WorldFootball.net