Rafael García (footballer, born 1974)

José Rafael García Torres[a] (born 14 August 1974) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current manager.

Playing wide on the left alongside Fabián Estay and Víctor Ruiz in his early years with Toluca,[4] García later formed a central midfield trio with Israel López and Antonio Naelson.

After the appointment of Manuel Lapuente as national coach, García appeared at the 1999 Copa América[11] and the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, which Mexico won.

[13] García remained in the team under new coach Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe, helping Mexico to victory in the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup and scoring in the quarterfinal against Jamaica.

[17] New light has surfaced that nepotism was the reason why he participated in the World Cup games of 2006 as he is a relative of then Coach Ricardo La Volpe.