Rafael García Cortés

For other people named Rafael García, see Rafael García.
Rafael García Cortés

García Cortés in 1987
Personal information
Full name Rafael García Cortés
Date of birth (1958-01-18) 18 January 1958
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1968–1977 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1979 Castilla 30 (2)
1979–1982 Real Madrid 58 (5)
1979–1980 → Burgos (loan) 29 (2)
1983–1987 Zaragoza 148 (11)
1987–1990 Mallorca 92 (7)
1990–1993 Rayo Vallecano 89 (16)
Total 446 (43)
National team
1975–1976 Spain U18 10 (0)
1977 Spain U20 3 (0)
1979 Spain U21 2 (0)
1980 Spain U23 1 (0)
1980 Spain amateur 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Cortés.

Rafael García Cortés (born 18 January 1958) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.

He amassed La Liga totals of 312 games and 24 goals, having played mainly for Real Madrid and Zaragoza.

Club career

Born in Madrid, García Cortés competed in 12 La Liga seasons during his 16-year professional career, having started with Real Madrid Castilla in Segunda División. In the top flight he represented Real Madrid (three 1/2 years), Burgos CF (one season, loaned), Real Zaragoza (four 1/2 seasons, having arrived at the club in January 1983), RCD Mallorca (two years) and Rayo Vallecano (1992–93), retiring at the age of 35 with the latter.

With the Merengues, García Cortés competed in the 1980–81 European Cup, appearing in four matches[1] and starting in three: in the final against Liverpool, his 82nd-minute mistake whilst attempting a clearance enabled Alan Kennedy to score the game's only goal in Brussels.[2][3][4]

After retiring, García Cortés returned to Real Madrid as youth system coordinator.[5]

Honours

Real Madrid
Zaragoza

References

  1. ↑ "Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. ↑ García Cortés: “El partido fue muy igualado” (García Cortés: “Match was even as can be”); Real Madrid's official website, 19 February 2009 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ García Cortés y la final del 81: "Tiré la cinta del partido por la ventana" (García Cortés and 81 final: "I threw the match tape out the window"); Diario AS, 23 February 2009 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Liverpool v Real Madrid: ‘Play the European Cup final, or your career is over’; The Guardian, 19 October 2014
  5. ↑ García Cortés: "El equipo ha ganado en poderío defensivo" (García Cortés: "Team is better defensively"); Real Madrid's official website, 23 February 2009 (Spanish)
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