Luis Manuel García

Luis Manuel García Palomera was born on 31 December 1992 in Talpa de Allende, Jalisco, Mexico. He began his career with Leones Negros in his hometown. In 2011, he debuted for the U-20 team of Jaguares de Chiapas. On 23 December 2013, he made his debut in the Copa MX with the first team in a game against Cruz Azul. The franchise was moved to Querétaro FC, and García stayed with the team. While in Querétaro, he was coached by Ignacio "Nacho" Ambriz and shared a locker room with Sinha, former key player of Toluca FC. García debuted with Quéretaro in the Liga MX, Mexico's top football division, on 9 March 2014 in a game against Atlante FC. After a lackluster stint in Querétaro, he was relegated to the Ascenso MX with Coras. It was there that he met Hernán Cristante, former goalkeeper of Toluca FC who was just starting out as a coach. In Apertura 2016, when Cristante took over at Toluca FC as head coach, he requested signing García. However, the starting goalkeeper for the team was Alfredo Talavera, and García spent most decade-long career in Toluca as a substitute goalkeeper and never played for a full season. He debuted for Toluca on 16 September 2016. In the 2017 Apertura tournament, Talavera was injured in the first match of the season, which opened an opportunity for García to play as the starting goalkeeper. In that season and in Guard1anes 2020, he played 16 matches as the starting goalkeeper, one game shy of a full season. In the latter season, goalkeeper Alfredo Saldívar…

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As of match played 1 May 2022

Toluca

Liga MX: Clausura 2025, Apertura 2025 Campeón de Campeones: 2025 Campeones Cup: 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup: 2026 Individual

Liga MX Save of the Month: May 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Best Goalkeeper: 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Best XI: 2026