Antonio García Márquez (born 1 July 1989) is a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays for

Vélez CF Vélez Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Vélez-Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 22 September 1922 it plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Vivar Téllez'', with a capacity of 2,100 seats. ...

as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

Club career

Born in

Málaga Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populo ...

, García Márquez started playing as a senior with

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...

's B-team, also being loaned to amateur clubs during his stint. After one full season with the club he returned to his native

Andalusia Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...

and signed with

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001 ...

, playing initially for the reserves in the third division; on 30 September 2011 he was selected for the match against

Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Huelva, Andalucia, Spain. Founded on 23 December 1889, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play in , holding home ...

and, the following day, played his first and only game as a professional, which consisted of one minute in a 1–0 away win in the second level championship after he came on as a substitute for Rafita. In the 2012 summer, García was released by Almería and returned to Murcia B, being released a year later. On 17 June 2014 he moved to

also in the fourth level.El mediocentro García Márquez ya es jugador del Vélez CF (Central midfielder García Márquez already is a Vélez CF player)
Info Axarquía, 17 June 2014

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia Marquez, Antonio 1989 births Living people Footballers from Málaga Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Murcia CF players UD Almería B players UD Almería players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen