José Luis García Traid (6 April 1936 – 11 January 1990) was a Spanish footballer, who played as a midfielder, and a manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis García Traid | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 11 January 1990 (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Patria | |||
| La Salle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1963 | Zaragoza | 96 | (9) |
| 1953–1954 | → Celta (loan) | ||
| 1954–1955 | → Amistad (loan) | ||
| 1956–1957 | → Levante (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| Total | 106 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962 | Spain B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| San Lamberto (youth) | |||
| Deportivo Aragón | |||
| 1969–1970 | Huesca | ||
| 1971 | Zaragoza | ||
| 1971–1972 | Deportivo Aragón | ||
| 1972–1978 | Salamanca | ||
| 1978–1979 | Betis | ||
| 1979 | Burgos | ||
| 1980–1981 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 1981–1982 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 1982–1984 | Valladolid | ||
| 1985 | Salamanca | ||
| 1985–1986 | Celta | ||
| 1986 | Hércules | ||
| 1988–1989 | Salamanca | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Zaragoza, Aragon, García Traid represented Club Patria Aragon and SD La Salle as a youth, before joining Real Zaragoza. Loan stints followed, with Tercera División sides Celta de Vigo and UD Amistad.
García Traid made his professional debut on 13 November 1955, starting and scoring a hat-trick in a 7–1 home routing of CP La Felguera in the Segunda División. He appeared in two further matches during the campaign, as his side achieved promotion to La Liga.
In January 1957, after making no appearances during the season, García Traid was loaned to Levante UD 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 UD Las Palmas. He scored his first goal in the category on 7 December of the following year, but in a 1–7 loss at Atlético Madrid.
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
editAfter 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.
García Traid was sacked in April, after failing to maintain the club's first division status. In 1973, he was appointed UD Salamanca manager, achieving top level promotion at first attempt; he remained in charge of the latter until 1978.
After a spell at Real Betis in the second tier,[1] García Traid was appointed at the helm of Burgos CF in 1979.[2] After again suffering relegation, he was named Atlético Madrid manager.[3]
García Traid was relieved from his duties at Atleti in August 1981,[4] 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,[5] Salamanca (two spells), Celta de Vigo[6] and Hércules CF.
Death
editOn 11 January 1990, García Traid died in Zaragoza due to a mechanical failure during a plastic surgery.[7]
References
edit- ^ "León Lasa sustituye a García Traid como entrenador del Betis" [León Lasa replaces García Traid as Betis manager] (in Spanish). El País. 18 April 1979. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Fernández Seguí, posible sucesor de García Traid" [Fernández Seguí, possible successor of García Traid] (in Spanish). El País. 7 December 1979. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "El Atlético ya tiene entrenador y directiva" [Atlético already have a manager and board] (in Spanish). El País. 29 July 1980. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "García Traid cesa en el Atlético de Madrid" [García Traid sacked at Atlético Madrid] (in Spanish). El País. 12 August 1981. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Redondo suple a García Traid al frente del Valladolid" [Redondo replaces García Traid ahead of Valladolid] (in Spanish). El País. 13 March 1984. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "El entrenador del Celta, García Traid, destituido" [Celta's manager, García Traid, sacked] (in Spanish). El País. 12 March 1986. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "La muerte de García Traid se produjo por "un problema mecánico" tras una sencilla operación de cirugía estética" [García Traid's death was produced by a "mechanical failure" after a single plastic surgery] (in Spanish). El País. 12 January 1990. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
External links
edit- José García Traid at BDFutbol
- José García Traid manager profile at BDFutbol
- National team data at BDFutbol