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Rudi Garcia

Rudi García
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Personal information
Full name Rudi García
Date of birth (1964-02-20) 20 February 1964 (age 52)
Place of birth Nemours, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Marseille (manager)
Youth career
1970–1979 l'ASCE
1979–1982 Viry-Châtillon
1982–1983 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1988 Lille 64 (4)
1988–1991 Caen 57 (1)
1991–1992 Martigues 13 (0)
1991–1992 l'ASCE 13 (0)
Total 134 (5)
Teams managed
1994–1998 l'ASCE
2001–2002 Saint-Étienne
2002–2007 Dijon
2007–2008 Le Mans
2008–2013 Lille
2013–2016 Roma
2016– Marseille

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.



* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Rudi García (born 20 February 1964) is a French football manager and former player, currently the coach of Ligue 1 side Marseille.

Rudi García's father, José, was a Spaniard expatriate who played football at a professional level for Sedan and Dunkerque. His grandparents had left Andalusia for the Ardennes region during the Spanish Civil War.

When José became the coach of local team Corbeil-Essonnes, he drafted his son into the squad, where Rudi played until cadet level. As Corbeil did not have a national cadets side, Rudi joined the Viry-Châtillon team. He was 18 when he obtained his baccalauréat and signed for Lille, where he would spend two years as an intern and four as part of the professional squad.

Playing as an attacking midfielder, García's first goal for Lille was a notable affair. In December 1984, Lille travelled to the Parc des Princes to face Paris Saint-Germain. With both sides tied at 2–2, García netted to earn his side a win over the Parisian club. He made about 170 appearances for the Northern club, which he left in 1988.

After Lille, García joined Caen, where he was coached by Robert Nouzaret and Daniel Jeandupeux. In 1991, he opted to join Martigues rather than signing on with the Normandy club. Serious injuries to his back and knee forced him to retire from professional football at the age of 28, in 1992.


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