Benidorm CF
Luis García (footballer, born 1972) played for which team from 1996 to 2000?
Luis García ( footballer , born 1972 ) Luis García Plaza ( ; born 1 December 1972 ) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender , and is the current manager of RCD Mallorca . Playing career . In his career , García never played in higher than Segunda División B . Born in Madrid , he finished his development at Atlético Madrid and , after three seasons with its reserves , moved to Yeclano CF , where he coincided with José Luis Oltra and Paulino . Still in the Madrid community , García then represented Rayo Vallecano B , completing his sole season with the club on loan at Talavera CF . In 1996 , he signed with Benidorm CF , playing with the Alicante side four years . García was forced to retire due to injury in 2000 , at only 27 . Coaching career . García took up coaching in 2001 , starting with amateurs UD Altea and moving after two years to another club in the Valencian Community , Villajoyosa CF in the third level , remaining there for a further two seasons . In 2005–06 , after a very brief spell at Altea , García led Villarreal CFs reserves to the Tercera División championship , but the team failed to gain promotion in the subsequent playoffs . Afterwards , he signed with Elche CF in Segunda División – and also in the Valencia region – being sacked on 7 January 2007 following a 1–1 home draw against Cádiz CF ( the team eventually retained their division status ) . After one year with former club Benidorm , García was appointed at Levante UD , helping to a return to La Liga after a three-year absence in his second season . In the following campaign he led the side to the 14th place , the home highlights being a 2–0 win over Atlético Madrid and home draws with Real Madrid ( 0–0 ) and FC Barcelona ( 1–1 ) . On 8 June 2011 , García signed for Getafe for three years . He coached the capital outskirts team to the 11th position in his debut season , finishing one better the following year . García was relieved of his duties on 10 March 2014 , after Getafe only collected four draws in 12 games . In the following two seasons , he worked in the UAE First Division League with Baniyas Club . In June 2017 , García was appointed as manager of China League One club Beijing Renhe F.C . on a five-month agreement . He coached the team to promotion back to the Super League in his first season , collecting 13 wins , two draws and three losses ; on 9 November , he extended his contract . García returned to Villarreal on 10 December 2018 , replacing sacked Javier Calleja at the helm of the first team . After only one month in charge , and no league wins , he too was relieved of his duties . On 9 July 2019 , García headed back to Beijing Renhe following the relegation of Aleksandar Stanojević . He left on 18 November following their relegation , having won none and drawn two of 11 games . Before the end of the year , he found a new job at Al-Shabab FC ( Riyadh ) , ninth in the Saudi Professional League . On 6 August 2020 , García replaced RCD Espanyol-bound Vicente Moreno at RCD Mallorca in the second division .