Antonio García Navajas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio García Navajas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1958[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Posadas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Antonio García Navajas (born 8 March 1958) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defender.
Club career[edit]
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.[2] Whilst with the second club, he won the 1979–80 national championship, but only contributed five matches to the feat. Additionally, he made ten appearances in the European Cup in two separate editions.[3][4]
García Navajas retired in 1988 at the age of 30, after one season in Segunda División with Rayo Vallecano and another in the lower leagues with CP Almería.[2]
International career[edit]
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.[5]
Honours[edit]
Real Madrid
Valladolid
References[edit]
- ^ a b Antonio García Navajas at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Vega, Álvaro (16 February 2016). "Los diez cordobeses con más partidos en Primera" [The ten native from Córdoba with more matches in Primera]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ 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[edit]
- Antonio García Navajas at BDFutbol
- Antonio García Navajas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Antonio García Navajas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Antonio García Navajas at EU-Football.info
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from the Province of Córdoba (Spain)
- Men's association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Burgos CF (1936) footballers
- Real Madrid CF players
- Real Valladolid players
- Rayo Vallecano players
- CP Almería players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- Spain men's under-23 international footballers
- Spain men's amateur international footballers
- Spain men's international footballers