Hermenegildo García Verde (27 October 1884 – 18 April 1965) was a Spanish-Argentine artist and footballer who played as a midfielder for Spanish club Athletic Bilbao.

His father, Hermenegildo García Sanz (1850–1929), was an indiano linked to the Integrist Party, and one of the supporters of the newspaper El Siglo Futuro[4] who stood out for his charitable works, founding three schools for the poor in the Province of Soria.

[5] As a child, he moved with his family from Argentina to Spain, where they first lived in Bilbao, although they spent every summer and part of the autumn in Soria and Derroñadas, the hometown of his father.

[6] He was then a pivotal player in the Athletic side that reached the final of the Copa del Rey three consecutive seasons (1905 to 1907), however, they all ended in losses at the hands of Madrid FC.

[7] In 1907, the best players from Athletic and Unión Vizcaino came together to form Bizcaya, which was specially created to take part in the 1907 Copa del Rey, and García was elected into the team's 11, featuring alongside the likes of Juan Arzuaga, the Sena brothers (Miguel and Alfonso) and José Irízar, and he netted two goals in the tournament to help his side reach the final, which ended in a loss to Madrid thanks to a late goal from Manuel Prast.