Jesús García Tena (born 7 June 1990) is a Spanish

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coach and former professional player who played as a defender.

Career

Born in

Terrassa Terrassa () is a city in central-eastern Catalonia and in the province of Barcelona (Spain). It is one of the two capitals of Vallès Occidental county, being the larger in both area and population. The name ''Terrassa'' derives from Latin ''Te ...

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, García spent his early career in Spain and Italy with

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and

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. He signed for Scottish club Livingston in August 2012. On 2 May 2013, it was announced that he was leaving the club after the 2012–13 season. He signed a short-term contract with

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in September 2013, stating that he was "really happy" with the move. In December 2013 the contract was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season. In July 2014 his contract was again extended, before being extended again in January 2015, until May 2016. It was again extended for a further year in May 2016. He suffered a knee injury in the first game of the 2016–17 season, in a League Cup game; it was announced he would miss most of the season. He was released by Hamilton in April 2017. He later said that he had felt "frozen out" at the club following injury problems. On 21 September 2017, García Tena signed for Edinburgh City on a contract until January 2018, having spent time on trial at the club. After one season with the side, he left the club in May 2018. In June 2018 he began a role as head coach of the under-20s at Newtongrange Star. He signed for

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for the 2018–19 season, leaving the club after six months in January 2019. He then made 2 Cup appearances for

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in April 2019. Tena signed for Tranent Juniors in 2020, but left the club in 2021.

Career statistics

Personal life

His younger brother Pol García Tena is also a footballer.

References

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