Mario García (footballer, born 1967)
Mexican footballer and manager
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Mario Alberto García Covalles[a] (born 1 June 1967) is a Mexican former footballer and football manager. He is currently the manager of Liga de Expansión MX club Piratas.
Full name
Mario Alberto García Covalles
Date of birth
1 June 1967
Place of birth
Mexico City, Mexico
Height
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Alberto García Covalles | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Piratas (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1997 | Atlante | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Atlante (Assistant) | ||
| 2008 | León | ||
| 2009 | Potros Chetumal | ||
| 2009–2010 | Atlante UTN | ||
| 2010 | Atlante (Assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Mérida | ||
| 2011 | Altamira | ||
| 2012 | Atlante | ||
| 2012–2013 | Atlante (Assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Altamira | ||
| 2014 | Teca UTN | ||
| 2014 | Monarcas Morelia (Assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Tampico Madero | ||
| 2016 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | ||
| 2017 | Pioneros de Cancún | ||
| 2017–2018 | Cimarrones de Sonora | ||
| 2018 | Tuxtla | ||
| 2018 | Dorados de Sinaloa (Assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Tuxtla | ||
| 2019 | Tampico Madero | ||
| 2020–2023 | Atlante | ||
| 2024 | Cartaginés | ||
| 2024 | Atlético Morelia | ||
| 2025 | Zacatecas | ||
| 2026– | Piratas | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
García Covalles played as a midfielder for Atlante during his whole career, from 1989 to 1997.[2]
Managerial career
García Covalles started his managerial career as an assistant to José Guadalupe Cruz during his coaching stay with the Atlante from 2004 to 2008. In August 2008 he became the head coach of Club León obtaining the first win of his professional career after beating C.D. Tapatío 3–1.
Honours
Manager
Atlante
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Covalles.