José Luis García Traid (6 April 1936 – 11 January 1990) was a Spanish

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, who played as a

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, and a

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Playing career

Born in

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, García Traid represented Club Patria Aragon and SD La Salle as a youth, before joining

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. Loan stints followed, with

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sides

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and UD Amistad. García Traid made his professional debut on 13 November 1955, starting and scoring a

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in a 7–1 home routing of CP La Felguera in the

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. He appeared in two further matches during the campaign, as his side achieved promotion to

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. In January 1957, after making no appearances during the season, García Traid was loaned to

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in the second level until June. He appeared in ten matches and scored two goals for the Valencians before his loan expired. García Traid made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 3 November 1957, in a 0–0 away draw against

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. He scored his first goal in the category on 7 December of the following year, but in a 1–7 loss at

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. From 1958 to 1961, García Traid became a regular starter for the ''Maños'', with his best input consisting of 28 matches and two goals in the 1959–60 campaign. He retired in 1963, aged only 26, due to a recurrent injury.

Managerial career

After retiring García Traid worked as a manager, his first club being AD San Lamberto's youth squads. In January 1971 he was named manager of his lifetime club Zaragoza, after a one-year spell at

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in th ...

. García Traid was sacked in April, after failing to maintain the club's first division status. In 1973, he was appointed

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 ...

manager, achieving top level promotion at first attempt; he remained in charge of the latter until 1978. After a spell at

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in the second tier, García Traid was appointed at the helm of

Burgos CF Burgos Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The original Burgos CF (1936), Burgos CF was dissolved in 1983 after becoming Insolven ...

in 1979. After again suffering relegation, he was named

manager. García Traid was relieved from his duties at ''Atleti'' in August 1981, but returned to the club in November after the dismissal of Luis Cid; he remained in charge until the end of the season. In the following years he managed

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid (), is a Spanish professional List of football clubs in Spain, football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León that will compete from the 2025–26 season in the . The club ...

, Salamanca (two spells),

and

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team in Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Primera Federación and plays its home games ...

Death

On 11 January 1990, García Traid died in

due to a

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during a plastic surgery.

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