Rubén García Martínez (born 6 December 1981) is a Spanish

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who plays for

CD Barco Centro de Deportes Barco is a football team based in O Barco de Valdeorras in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1973, it plays in . Its stadium is ''Estadio Municipal de Calabagueiros''. Season to season ---- *18 seasons in ''Ter ...

as a

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Club career

Born in

O Barco de Valdeorras O Barco de Valdeorras is a municipality in the province of Ourense (province), Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the Comarcas of Galicia, comarca of Valdeorras, serving as its capital. It is lo ...

Province of Ourense Ourense (; ) is a province of Spain, in the southeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Pontevedra to the west, Lugo to the north, León and Zamora, (which both belong to Castile and León) to ...

, García finished his youth career with

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spani ...

, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2000–01 season, in

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

. After a loan spell with

Gimnástica de Torrelavega Real Sociedad Gimnástica de Torrelavega is a Spanish football team based in Torrelavega, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded on 28 September 1907 it is the oldest football club in the region, and currently plays in , holding home ...

he returned to the former, and on 19 July 2003 he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a first-half substitute in a 0–1 home loss against

FC Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech professional association football, football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won thr ...

for that year's

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. In summer 2004, García joined

Zamora CF Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1968 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a capacity of 7,813 seaters. History ...

also on loan. Two years later he signed with

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in ) is a Spanish football league teams, Spanish professional football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the men’s te ...

, in the same situation and still in the third level. García was released by Racing in 2007 and continued to compete in that tier, representing

CD Puertollano Club Deportivo Puertollano was a Spanish football team based in Puertollano, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1948 it played in Tercera División – Group 18, holding home matches at '' Estadio Ciudad de Puert ...

Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (), better known as Cultural Leonesa or La Cultural, is a Spanish football team based in León, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. Founded on 5 August 1923, it currently plays in Primera División RFE ...

(two stints),

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a Spanish professional football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, the club plays in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system. The club plays at ...

Real Unión Real Unión Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France. Founded on 15 May 1915 it currently plays in Primera División RF ...

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Primera Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio Anxo ...

UD Logroñés Unión Deportiva Logroñés, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja. Founded in 2009, it currently plays in , holding home matches at ''Estad ...

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...

and

SD Noja Sociedad Deportiva Noja is a Spanish football team based in Noja, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1963, it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio La Caseta'', with a capacity of 3,000 seats. History Founded in 1963, Noj ...

.El Noja incorpora a Rubén García, Xavi Moré y el ex del Marino Rober (Noja add Rubén García, Xavi Moré and former Marino player Rober)
El Comercio, 31 July 2013 (in Spanish)

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Ruben 1981 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Ourense Men's association football midfielders Segunda División B players Tercera División players Rayo Cantabria players Racing de Santander players Gimnástica de Torrelavega footballers Zamora CF footballers SD Eibar footballers CD Puertollano footballers Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players Real Oviedo players Real Unión footballers CD Lugo players UD Logroñés players UD Salamanca players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen