Gerardo García León
 Gerardo as a Córdoba player | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerardo García León | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AD Loyola | |||
| Osasuna | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1995 | Real Madrid B | 55 | (6) |
| 1995–1996 | Leganés | 36 | (4) |
| 1996–1997 | Lleida | 28 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Badajoz | 38 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Villarreal | 45 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Valencia | 10 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Osasuna (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2001–2006 | Málaga | 156 | (5) |
| 2006–2009 | Real Sociedad | 96 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Córdoba | 46 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Logroñés | 48 | (4) |
| Total | 568 | (32) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991 | Spain U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 1991 | Spain U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 1991–1993 | Spain U18 | 21 | (7) |
| 1992 | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 1997 | Spain U23 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Gerardo García León, simply known as Gerardo (born 7 December 1974), is a Spanish retired footballer. A defender of wide range, he operated on the right flank.
During his extensive professional career he played in ten different clubs, all in his country, after emerging through Real Madrid's youth system. He amassed La Liga totals of 240 games and nine goals mainly in representation of Málaga (five seasons), adding 279/19 in Segunda División.
Football career
Born in Seville, Andalusia, Gerardo was an unsuccessful Real Madrid graduate – he never appeared for the first team – and started playing professionally in Segunda División, with CD Leganés, UE Lleida and CD Badajoz. In 1998–99 he made his debuts in La Liga, playing 34 matches for Villarreal CF who was relegated at the season's end.
Having started 1999–2000 in the second level, Gerardo was purchased by Valencia CF in January 2000, appearing scarcely for the Che during the campaign but being a starter in the UEFA Champions League final loss to Real Madrid. He spent 2000–01 on loan to CA Osasuna, also in the top flight.
Gerardo had his most successfully period at Málaga CF, playing five seasons for a side that had four consecutive mid-table positions and also helping it win the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup. In 2005–06 the team finished last, with the player scoring twice (in two 1–2 defeats).
For 2006–07 Gerardo joined Real Sociedad, who would also be relegated at the end of the campaign. He maintained his first-choice status in his second and third years.
Gerardo moved to Córdoba CF initially for one season, in the last hours of the August 2009 transfer window. After only 12 second division games in his second season, the 36-year-old left after his contract was not re-renewed, and signed for SD Logroñés in Tercera División, retiring two years later.
Honours
Club
- Valencia
- UEFA Champions League: Runner-up 1999–2000
- Málaga
Country
- Spain U16
- Spain U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup: Runner-up 1991
Personal life
Gerardo's two older brothers, Eduardo (born 1969)[1] and Moisés, and younger Manuel,[2] were also professional footballers. The second, a forward, played nearly 600 games as a professional.
References
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Gerardo – FIFA competition record
- Soccerway profile