Rubén García (footballer, born 1986)

Rubén García
Personal information
Full name	Rubén García Rey
Date of birth	16 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2007	Fuengirola
2007–2008	Valladolid B
2008–2010	Lucena
2010–2011	Alhaurino
2011–2012	Juventud Torremolinos
2012	Cowdenbeath
2013–2019	Juventud Torremolinos
Total
International career
2004	Spain U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rubén García Rey (born 16 January 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Club career

Born in Málaga, Andalusia, García only played lower league football in his country. From 2007 to 2010 he competed in the Segunda División B in representation of Real Valladolid Promesas and Lucena CF,^[1] making no league appearances for the latter club in the last season.

In the summer of 2012, after spending one year with CD Alhaurino of Tercera División and another with Juventud de Torremolinos CF in the regional championships, García signed for Scottish First Division side Cowdenbeath after his agent sent YouTube videos to manager Colin Cameron, and the player impressed in a subsequent trial.^[2] Released after only a few months, he returned to Spanish amateur football.

^ Egea, Muñoz (10 July 2008). "El Lucena ficha a los sub 23 Rubén García y Kevin Berdier" [Lucena sign under-23 players Rubén García and Kevin Berdier]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2012.
^ "Cowden agree terms with Spaniard". The Courier. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2019.