Miguel Ángel García Tébar

Miguel García

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel García Tébar
Date of birth	26 September 1979 (1979-09-26) (age 32)
Place of birth	Albacete, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Albacete
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2001	Albacete B
1999–2002	Albacete	15	(0)
2000	→ Deportivo B (loan)
2002–2004	Zaragoza B	52	(6)
2004–2005	Ponferradina	36	(4)
2005–2006	Castellón	32	(0)
2006–2008	Cádiz	45	(5)
2008–2010	Las Palmas	61	(1)
2010	Salamanca	8	(1)
National team
1995–1996	Spain U16	2	(0)
1998	Spain U18	1	(0)
1998	Spain U20	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Tébar.

Miguel Ángel García Tébar, known as Miguel García (born 26 September 1979 in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha), is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Nine years of his professional career - cut short at 31 due to heart problems - were spent in Segunda División, where he collected 161 appearances for five different teams.

Football career

García made his professional debuts with hometown's Albacete Balompié, but could only amass 15 first-team appearances in four seasons, which also included a short spell with Deportivo de La Coruña's reserves in the third division, on loan.

Subsequently, García played a further three years in level three, with Real Zaragoza B and SD Ponferradina. In 2005, aged 26, he signed with CD Castellón in the second division, spending a further two seasons with another team in that category, Cádiz CF, signing with the Andalusia club as it had just been relegated from the top flight - in 2008, with the player only appearing in 18 league games (out of 42), it would drop down another division.

After two years with UD Las Palmas, still in level two, 31-year old García signed for UD Salamanca, also in that division. On 24 October 2010, during a home game against Real Betis (0–3 home loss), he suffered a cardiac arrest in the 57th minute and collapsed. He was attended by doctors of both teams, who revived him with cardiac massage and the use of a defibrillator; he left the stadium in a stable condition, subsequently undergoing tests at the Salamanca University Hospital.^[1]

After the event, in which his heart reportedly stopped beating for "about 25 seconds",^[2] García's club praised the "rapid and efficient intervention" of doctors from both Salamanca and Betis, credited with saving the player's life.^[3] Shortly before he left the hospital facilities, it was announced by the medical staff he would have to retire from football with immediate effect.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Salamanca midfielder Miguel Garcia has cardiac arrest during match with Betis". 101 Great Goals. 24 October 2010. http://www.101greatgoals.com/salamanca-midfielder-miguel-garcia-has-cardiac-arrest-during-match-with-betis/70310/. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 
2. ^ "Miguel García abandonará la UCI en las próximas horas [Miguel García to leave ICU in next hours]" (in Spanish). Marca. 25 October 2010. http://www.marca.com/2010/10/25/futbol/equipos/salamanca/1288001126.html. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 
3. ^ "El jugador Miguel García se recupera tras sufrir un infarto [Footballer Miguel García is recovering after suffering a heart attack]" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 24 October 2010. http://www.lne.es/deportes/2010/10/25/jugador-miguel-garcia-recupera-sufrir-infarto/984912.html. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 
4. ^ "Los cardiólogos anuncian a Miguel García que no podrá volver a jugar [Cardiologists tell Miguel García he will not be able to play again]" (in Spanish). Marca. 25 October 2010. http://www.marca.com/2010/10/25/futbol/equipos/salamanca/1288007983.html. Retrieved 26 October 2010. 

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Queso Mecánico biography and stats (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile

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Name	Garcia Tebar, Miguel Angel
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Date of birth	26 September 1979
Place of birth	Albacete, Spain
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