Moisés García León
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moisés García León | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zaragoza (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zaragoza | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1988–1991 | Zaragoza B | ||
| 1988–1994 | Zaragoza | 42 | (8) |
| 1994–1996 | Osasuna | 50 | (11) |
| 1996 | Leganés | 16 | (13) |
| 1997–1998 | Celta | 23 | (7) |
| 1998–2001 | Villarreal | 93 | (28) |
| 2001–2002 | Sevilla | 43 | (14) |
| 2003 | Córdoba | 23 | (6) |
| 2003–2005 | Elche | 74 | (27) |
| 2005–2007 | Hércules | 70 | (22) |
| 2007 | Poli Ejido | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Gimnàstic | 53 | (12) |
| 2009–2010 | Huesca | 33 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | La Muela | 28 | (3) |
| Total | 552 | (155) | |
| National team | |||
| 1988–1989 | Spain U19 | 4 | (2) |
| 1989 | Spain U20 | 3 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Huesca (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Hércules (assistant) | ||
| 2013– | Zaragoza (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Moisés García León (born 10 July 1971), simply known as Moisés, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a centre forward.
In a 21-year professional career (23 seasons in total) he played for 13 different teams – including Zaragoza, Celta, Villarreal and Sevilla in La Liga – amassing totals of 552 games and 155 goals, 163/40 in the top flight.
Playing career
A product of hometown Real Zaragoza's youth system, Moisés was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. He was only 17 when he made his debut with the first team on 6 November 1988 in a 2–1 home win against Real Murcia, being the youngest player to ever appear in La Liga for the side;[1] however, he could never break into the starting XI.
After two 1/2 seasons in the second division, with CA Osasuna and CD Leganés, Moisés returned to the top flight with Celta de Vigo, but appeared sparingly during his stay in Galicia.
In 1999–2000 he was instrumental in helping Villarreal CF return to the top level as he scored 17 goals, joint-second best in the competition. Moisés managed to stay in the main category of Spanish football until December 2002, receiving relative playing time with both the Yellow Submarine and Sevilla FC; from there onwards he resumed his career solely in division two, with very good scoring records (in 2008–09, at already 37, his goals proved crucial in the season's final stretch, as Gimnàstic de Tarragona finally escaped the relegation zone).
Aged 39 Moisés signed with amateurs CD La Muela, promoted to the third division for the first time ever, thus returning to his native region after a two-decade absence.
Managing career
After La Muela's immediate relegation back, Moisés retired from football and returned to former team SD Huesca, joining Quique Hernández's coaching staff early into the season as the pair helped the club finally retain its second level status.
On 22 October 2012, in the same predicament and also in division two, he joined Hércules CF and reunited with Hernández, who had been appointed following the sacking of Juan Carlos Mandiá.[2]
Honours
- Zaragoza
Personal life
Moisés' brothers, Eduardo, Gerardo and Manuel, were also professional footballers. The second, a defender, totalled 240 matches in the first division, representing most notably Málaga CF.
References
- ↑ Kevin Lacruz debutó con el primer equipo del Real Zaragoza en liga (Kevin Lacruz made league debut with Real Zaragoza's first team); Join Futbol, 14 September 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Quique Hernández releva a Mandiá en el Hércules" [Quique Hernández replaces Mandiá in Hércules] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Moisés – FIFA competition record
- Soccerway profile