Rubén García Rey (born 16 January 1986) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, García only played lower league football in his country. From 2007 to 2010 he competed in the

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in representation of

Real Valladolid Promesas Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol Promesas is the reserve team of Real Valladolid, a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1942, currently plays in , ...

and

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, making no league appearances for the latter club in the last season. In the summer of 2012, after spending

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with CD Alhaurino of

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and another with Juventud de Torremolinos CF in the regional championships, García signed for

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side

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after his agent sent

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videos to manager Colin Cameron, and the player impressed in a subsequent trial. Released after only a few months, he returned to Spanish amateur football.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Ruben 1986 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Málaga Men's association football fullbacks Segunda División B players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players UD Fuengirola Los Boliches players Real Valladolid Promesas players Lucena CF players Scottish Football League players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland 21st-century Spanish sportsmen