Antonio García Navajas
Spanish footballer
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Antonio García Navajas (born 8 March 1958) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defender.
| 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 | 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 | |||
Club career
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
On 14 November 1979, García Navajas won his sole cap for the Spain national team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 friendly loss against Denmark at the Estadio Ramón de Carranza in Cádiz.[5]