Alexis García
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexis Enrique García Vega | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Quibdó, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1985 | Once Caldas | 233 | (18) |
| 1986–1998 | Atlético Nacional | 443 | (57) |
| Total | 676 | (75) | |
| National team | |||
| 1980–1987 | Colombia Olympic[1] | 8 | (1) |
| 1988–1993 | Colombia | 25 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999 | Once Caldas | ||
| 2002–2003 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| 2003–2004 | Deportivo Pereira | ||
| 2004–2005 | Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
| 2005–2006 | Centauros Villavicencio | ||
| 2006–2012 | La Equidad | ||
| 2013–2014 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 2014 | Fortaleza | ||
| 2016 | Santa Fe | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Alexis Enrique García Vega (born 21 July 1960) is a Colombian retired football midfielder.
Club career
Along with seven more siblings, he grew up in barrio La Floresta of Medellín where he started his career playing for the Antioquia Football Selection. In 1980 he joined Once Caldas of Manizales and the same year he was called to play for the Colombia Olympic football team for the Moscow Olympic Games. In 1986 he joined Atlético Nacional of Medellín where he remained until his retirement in 1998. Known as "The Great Captain", Alexis Garcia was considered one of the Colombia's best midfielders and a crowd's favorite in a time when the Colombian football was starting to shine at the international level. In 1989 Garcia led Atlético Nacional to become Copa Libertadores champions. In 1988 Garcia debuted with the senior Colombia national football team against Canada, a game that the Colombians won 3-0. Because of misunderstandings with national team coach Francisco Maturana Alexis Garcia missed the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. His last game for the Colombian national team was on August 1993 against Paraguay. Garcia played a total of 25 games for Colombia and scored a total of 2 goals.
International career
García made 24 appearances for the senior Colombia national football team from 1988 to 1993,[2] including participating in two qualifying matches for the 1998 FIFA World Cup[3] and the 1993 Copa América.[4]
He also played for Colombia at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.[5]
Controversies
Honours
Player
Atlético Nacional
- Categoría Primera A (2): 1991, 1994
- Copa Libertadores (1): 1989
Manager
La Equidad
- Categoria Primera B (1): 2006
- Copa Colombia (1): 2008
References
- ↑ http://www.11v11.com/players/alexis-enrique-garcia-118129/
- ↑ "Colombia - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ↑ Alexis Garcia – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Copa América 1993". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ↑ "Alexis García". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
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