Miguel Ángel García Tébar
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García in training with Las Palmas | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel García Tébar | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Albacete, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Albacete | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2001 | Albacete B | ||
| 1999–2002 | Albacete | 15 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Deportivo B (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Zaragoza B | 52 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | Ponferradina | 35 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Castellón | 32 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Cádiz | 45 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Las Palmas | 63 | (1) |
| 2010 | Salamanca | 8 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 1998 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | Spain U20 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Miguel Ángel García Tébar (born 26 September 1979), known as Miguel García, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Ten years of his professional career – cut short at 31 due to heart problems – were spent in Segunda División, where he collected 163 appearances for five different teams.
Football career
Born in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, García made his professional debuts with hometown's Albacete Balompié, but could only amass 15 first-team appearances in four seasons, which also included a short spell with Deportivo de La Coruña's reserves in the third division, on loan.
Subsequently García played a further three years in the third level, with Real Zaragoza B and SD Ponferradina. In 2005, aged 26, he signed with CD Castellón in division two, spending a further two seasons with another team in that category, Cádiz CF, signing with the Andalusia club as it had just been relegated from the top flight – in 2008, with the player only appearing in 18 league games (out of 42), it would drop down another division.
After two years with UD Las Palmas, still in the second level, 31-year-old García signed for UD Salamanca, also in that division. On 24 October 2010, during a home game against Real Betis (0–3 home loss), he suffered a cardiac arrest in the 57th minute and collapsed. He was attended by doctors of both teams, who revived him with cardiac massage and the use of a defibrillator; he left the stadium in a stable condition, subsequently undergoing tests at the Salamanca University Hospital.[1]
After the event, in which his heart reportedly stopped beating for "about 25 seconds",[2] García's club praised the "rapid and efficient intervention" of doctors from both Salamanca and Betis, credited with saving the player's life.[3] Shortly before he left the hospital facilities, it was announced by the medical staff he would have to retire from football with immediate effect.[4]
References
- ↑ "Salamanca midfielder Miguel Garcia has cardiac arrest during match with Betis". 101 Great Goals. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ↑ "Miguel García abandonará la UCI en las próximas horas" [Miguel García to leave ICU in next hours] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ↑ "El jugador Miguel García se recupera tras sufrir un infarto" [Footballer Miguel García is recovering after suffering a heart attack] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ↑ "Los cardiólogos anuncian a Miguel García que no podrá volver a jugar" [Cardiologists tell Miguel García he will not be able to play again] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
External links
- Miguel García profile at BDFutbol
- Queso Mecánico biography and stats (Spanish)
- Miguel García profile at Soccerway