Adriano García
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adriano García García | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Píñar, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Villarreal CF | |||
| CE Sabadell FC | |||
| Hércules CF | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Adriano García García (born 22 December 1965), known as Adriano García or simply Adriano, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward. He played for Villarreal CF, CE Sabadell FC and Hércules CF.[1]
He was for many years the all-time leading goalscorer of Villarreal CF. According to 100 años de fútbol en Vila-real, a centenary history of football in the city published in 2023, Adriano scored 106 official goals for Villarreal.[2] His record was surpassed in 2023 by Gerard Moreno, who reached 107 goals for the club.[3]
Adriano was born in Piñar, in the province of Granada.[1] He played as a forward and represented Villarreal CF, CE Sabadell FC and Hércules CF during his career.[1]
With Sabadell, he played in La Liga during the 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons. BDFutbol credits him with 34 appearances and two goals in the Spanish top flight.[1]
Adriano is particularly associated with Villarreal CF, where he played during the years before the club became established in professional football. The club's centenary history records him as one of the players involved in several of the club's promotions, including the 1991–92 promotion from Segunda División B to Segunda División.[2] In 2022, AS described him as a historic Villarreal player and one of the figures of the club's 1992 promotion to the second tier.[4]