Javier García Cuesta (born April 20, 1947 in

Mieres Mieres is a municipality of Asturias, northern Spain, with approximately 38,000 inhabitants. The municipality of Mieres is made up of the capital, Mieres del Camino and the villages of Baiña, Figaredo, Cenera, Loredo, La Peña, La Rebollada, S ...

) is a retired handball coach and former Spanish

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player who competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. In 1972, he was part of the Spanish team which finished 15th in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches and scored one goal. Javier Garcia worked as the Team Handball Coach of the Brazilian National Team. He held the position of head coach for the

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from 2014 until 2018, when he was replaced by

Robert Hedin Gunnar Robert Hedin (born 2 February 1966) is a Swedish handball coach and retired player who won silver medals at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. He also won a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships, playing alongside his younger bro ...

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1947 births Living people People from Mieres, Asturias Spanish male handball players Olympic handball players for Spain Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Asturias Spanish handball coaches Handball coaches of international teams Expatriate handball coaches Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Brazil {{Spain-handball-bio-stub