José Antonio García Aparicio

Toni García

Personal information
Full name	José Antonio García Aparicio
Date of birth	24 January 1976
Place of birth	Córdoba, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Jaén
Number	1
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1996–1999	Real Madrid C
1999–2001	Torredonjimeno
2001–2003	Moralo
2003–2006	Extremadura	90	(0)
2006–2007	Talavera	29	(0)
2007–2011	Lucena	105	(0)
2011–	Jaén	90	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2015. † Appearances (goals)

José Antonio 'Toni' García Aparicio (born 24 January 1976) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Jaén as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, García was a youth graduate at Real Madrid, making his senior debuts with the C-team in the 1996–97 season. He played mostly in Segunda División B but also in Tercera División in his early years as a senior, representing Torredonjimeno CF, Moralo CP, CF Extremadura, Talavera CF^[1] and Lucena CF.

In July 2011 García signed with Real Jaén, also in the third level.^[2] He was an undisputed starter during his spell, notably playing 37 games in his second season – plus six in the playoffs – as the club returned to Segunda División after an 11-year absence.

On 18 August 2013, aged already 37, García appeared in his first professional match, a 1–2 home defeat against SD Eibar.^[3]

References

1. Presentado Toni García como nuevo portero del Talavera (Toni García presented as new Talavera goalkeeper); ABC, 9 June 2006 (Spanish)
2. Llega Toni García, sale Zurdo (Toni García arrives, Zurdo leaves); Ideal, 5 July 2011 (Spanish)
3. El Jaén muere en la orilla (Jaén dies on the shore); Marca, 18 August 2013 (Spanish)

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• José Antonio García Aparicio profile at Soccerway