Radamel García

Radamel García
Personal information
Full name Radamel Enrique García King
Date of birth (1957-04-16)16 April 1957
Place of birth Santa Marta, Colombia
Date of death 3 January 2019(2019-01-03) (aged 61)
Place of death Santa Marta, Colombia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1982 Santa Fe 111 (4)
1982 Atlético Junior 9 (0)
1983 Sanfa Fe 41 (1)
1984–1987 Unión Magdalena 128 (6)
1988 Deportes Tolima 31 (1)
1989 Atlético Bucaramanga 33 (2)
1990 Independiente Medellín 7 (0)
1991–1992 Deportivo Táchira
1993–1994 Mineros de Guayana
1995 Monagas SC
1996 Atlético El Vigía
International career
1978–1988 Colombia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Radamel Enrique García King (16 April 1957 – 3 January 2019) was a Colombian footballer who played as a defender.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2]

Personal life and death

[edit]

García was the father of Colombian international, Radamel Falcao García.[2] His brothers Alex García King and Herbert King were also a footballer and an actor, respectively.

García died on 3 January 2019, aged 61.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Así fue la carrera de Radamel García King". As Colombia (in Spanish). 4 January 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Radamel García Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Falleció Radamel García King, padre del jugador Radamel Falcao García" (in Spanish). goal.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
[edit]