[2] Still in the Madrid community, García then represented Rayo Vallecano B, completing his sole season with the club on loan at Talavera CF.

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 of the third tier, remaining the same amount of time there.

[4] In 2005–06, after a very brief spell at Altea, García led Villarreal CF's reserves[5] to the Tercera División championship, but the team failed to gain promotion in the subsequent playoffs.

[6] 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.

[16] 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.