Abraham García

Abraham García Aliaga (born 11 January 1974) is a Spanish football manager.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Aliaga.
Abraham García
Personal information
Full name Abraham García Aliaga
Date of birth (1974-01-11) 11 January 1974
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Youth career
Years Team
Escolapios
Managerial career
1990–1991 Escolapios (youth)
1991–1998 Rayo Majadahonda (youth)
1998–2003 Atlético Madrid (youth)
2003–2004 Atlético Madrid C
2004–2007 Real Madrid C
2007–2009 Atlético Madrid B
2010–2011 Montañeros
2012 Estepona
2012–2013 Toledo
2014 Yinchuan Helanshan
2015–2016 Kitchee
2016–2018 Segoviana

Coaching career

Madrid-born García began his managerial career at lowly locals CD Escolapios Alcalá at the age of just 16, while also playing in the club's youth setup.[1] He then joined CF Rayo Majadahonda, working in various youth categories before joining Atlético Madrid in 1998 and being appointed manager of the Cadete A squad.[1]

García was appointed manager of Atleti's Juvenil A squad in 2000, being the last coach of Fernando Torres before his senior career kickstarter; he was credited by Torres as one of the most important managers of his career.[2] In 2003, he was named manager of the C-team in Tercera División.

In 2004, García moved to city rivals Real Madrid, being appointed in charge of the C-team also in the fourth division. He left the club in July 2007, immediately returning to Atlético to take over the reserves in Segunda División B.[3]

García left Atlético in 2009, remaining nearly one year without a club before being appointed manager of Montañeros CF on 19 June 2010.[4] He was sacked the following 13 January,[5] and was named in charge of Unión Estepona CF in April 2012;[6] after missing out promotion in the play-offs two months later, he left the club.

On 21 June 2012, García was appointed manager of CD Toledo, freshly relegated to the fourth tier.[7] After achieving promotion to division three, he moved to China to manage newly-formed side Yinchuan Helanshan FC;[8] he left the club at the end of the 2014 China League Two.

On 29 July 2015, García switched teams and countries again after being named in charge of Hong Kong Premier League side Kitchee SC.[9] He resigned on 5 March of the following year,[10] and returned to his home country, being appointed manager of Gimnástica Segoviana CF on 22 June 2016.[11]

García led the Castilian-Leonese side back to the third division after a five-year absence, but could not avoid the club's subsequent relegation, and left on 21 May 2018.[12] He subsequently started to work for the Madrid Football Federation as an under-18 coach.

Personal life

García's father Juanjo was also a manager,[1] notably coaching Real Madrid Castilla, CD Tenerife and Rayo Vallecano in Segunda División. He died on 23 May 1987 after having a heart attack.[13][14]

References
  1. "Abraham García, el mago de los juveniles" [Abaraham García, the wizard of the youngsters] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. "El "maestro" de Torres, a la conquista de China" [Torres' "maestro", conquering China] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. "Abraham García será el entrenador del Atlético B" [Abraham García will be the manager of Atlético B] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. "El Montañeros ficha como técnico a Abraham García, profesor de fútbol y triatleta aficionado" [Montañeros sign Abraham García as manager, football professor and amateur triathlete] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. "El Montañeros despide a Abraham García y recupera a José Ramón" [Montañeros sack Abraham García and bring back José Ramón] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. "Abraham García nuevo entrenador de la Unión Estepona Club de Fútbol" [Abraham García new manager of Unión Estepona Club de Fútbol] (in Spanish). Diario Costa. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. "Abraham García, nuevo técnico del Toledo: "Me toca disfrutar, y aquí lo voy a conseguir"" [Abraham García, new manager of Toledo: "I have to enjoy it, and here I can do it"] (in Spanish). En Castilla-La Mancha. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  8. "El español Abraham García es fichado por el club chino Ningxia Helanshan" [Spaniard Abraham García is signed up by Chinese club Ningxia Helanshan] (in Spanish). La Información. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. "Abraham Garcia, new manager at HK Kitchee in Hong Kong". Best of You. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  10. "Abraham Garcia quits as Kitchee coach after eight months in charge". South China Morning Post. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  11. "Abraham García, nuevo entrenador de la Segoviana" [Abraham García, new manager of Segoviana] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  12. "Abraham García se despide de la Segoviana" [Abraham García bids farewell to Segoviana] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  13. Juanjo at BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  14. "Juanjo, entrenador de fútbol" [Juanjo, manager of football]. El País (in Spanish). 24 May 1987. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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