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In his career, García never played in higher than Segunda División B. Born in Madrid, he finished his development at Atlético Madrid and, after three seasons with its reserves, moved to Yeclano, where he coincided with José Luis Oltra and Paulino. Still in the Madrid community, García then represented Rayo Vallecano B, completing his sole season with the club on loan at Talavera. He signed for Benidorm in the summer of 1996, spending four years at the Alicante side. García was forced to retire due to injury in 2000, aged only 27.

García took up coaching in 2001, starting with amateurs Altea and moving two years later to another club in the Valencian Community, Villajoyosa of the third tier, remaining the same amount of time there. In 2005–06, after a very brief spell at Altea, García led Villarreal's reserves to the Tercera División championship, but the team failed to gain promotion in the subsequent playoffs. Afterwards, he signed with Elche in Segunda División – and also in the Valencia region – being sacked on 7 January 2007 following a 1–1 home draw against Cádiz (the team eventually retained their league status). After one year with former club Benidorm, García was appointed at Levante, helping to a return to La Liga after a three-year absence in his second season. In the following campaign, he led the side to the 14th place, the home highlights being a 2–0 win over Atlético Madrid and home draws with Real Madrid (0–0) and Barcelona (1–1). On 8 June 2011, García signed for Getafe for three years. He coached the capital outskirts team to the 11th position in his debut season, finishing one better the following year. García was dismissed on 10 March 2014, after Getafe only collected four draws in 12 games. In the following two seasons, he worked in the UAE First Division League with Baniyas. In June 2017, García was appointed as manager of China League One club Beijing Renhe on a five-month deal. He coached the team to promotion back to the Super League in his first season, collecting 13 wins,…