[4] García Arroyo was born on 6 March 1930 in Toledo, and like any boy, he started hitting the ball as a child in the old fields of Don Gregorio, but in his youth, he also practiced swimming, athletics and even boxing.
[1] García Arroyo began his football career at CF Alcázar in 1946, at the age of 16, with whom he played for two seasons before being signed by CD Toledo in 1948, making his debut against Segoviana.
[1][4] He made his debut as Logroñés' coach on 2 September 1961, in a Tercera División match against his future club Real Unión, which ended in a 0–3 loss.
[3] After this initial defeat, however, the team found its rhythm and ended the season in second place with 46 points, thus achieving promotion to the Segunda División.
[6] In the second friendly on 1 September, Alavés drew 2–2 against another third division side SD Amorebieta, and to finalize the team's preparation, García Arroyo organized a mini-tour of Ciudad Real and Madrid, losing 0–5 to Calvo Sotelo Puertollano CF, which had a squad full of Basque footballers, and then losing 0–1 to yet another third division side Rayo Vallecano.
[3] In addition to football, García Arroyo was also a physical education teacher and the owner of his gym on Gaspar Duque de Guzmán Street.