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Alex García King
Personal information
Full name	Alex Alberto García King
Date of birth	8 January 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Santa Marta, Colombia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Deportivo Rayo Zuliano (sporting director)
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Unión Magdalena
	Santa Fe
Managerial career
1988–1996	Mineros de Guayana (assistant)
1997	Mineros de Guayana
1998–1999	Nueva Cádiz [es] (assistant)
1999–2001	Zulianos [es] (assistant)
2001–2010	Maracaibo (youth)
2001	Maracaibo (interim)
2010–2011	Maracaibo
2011–2012	Zulia
2013–2016	Atlético Falcón [es]
2017–2019	Zulia (youth)
2019	Zulia (interim)
2020	Zulia
2021	Titanes
2021–2022	Deportivo Rayo Zuliano
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alex Alberto García King (born 8 January 1959) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current sporting director of Venezuelan club Deportivo Rayo Zuliano.

Career

After playing as a goalkeeper for Unión Magdalena and Independiente Santa Fe, García King became an assistant manager at Venezuelan club Mineros de Guayana. Ahead of the 1997 season, he became the manager of their first team, being in charge of the club's second-ever run in the Copa Libertadores.

After subsequently working as an assistant at Nueva Cádiz [es] and Zulianos [es], García King joined Maracaibo in 2001, as a manager of the youth categories. An interim in that year, he only took over the main squad in Segunda División on 22 June 2010.^[1]

García King left Maracaibo in 2011 after the club's dissolution, and was appointed at the helm of Zulia on 18 May of that year.^[2] He was sacked in February 2013,^[3] and was named manager of second division side Atlético Falcón [es] in June.^[4]

García King returned to Zulia in 2017, as manager of the youth sides,^[5] and became an interim on 14 September 2019.^[6] He returned to his previous role after the appointment of Alexander Rondón, but replaced Rondón as manager on 3 January 2020.^[7]

After leaving Zulia ahead of the 2020 campaign, García King worked as manager of second division sides Titanes and Deportivo Rayo Zuliano,^[8] leading the latter to a first-ever promotion to the top tier. After the promotion, he changed roles at the latter club.^[9]

Personal life

García King is the brother of Radamel García, former central defender and manager,^[10] and is the uncle of international forward Radamel Falcao.^[6] His other brother, Herbert King, was an actor.^[11]

References

^ "Alex García será nuevo DT del UAM" [Alex García will be the new manager of UAM] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Alex García nuevo técnico del Zulia FC" [Alex García new manager of Zulia FC] (in Spanish). En La Pizarra. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Alex De Alba asumió como nuevo director técnico del Zulia FC" [Alex De Alba took over as new manager of Zulia FC] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "El tío de Falcao también cambió de equipo" [The uncle of Falcao also changed teams] (in Spanish). Hechos en Colombia. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Alex García es nuevo director deportivo de las categorías menores del Zulia" [Alex García is the new sporting director of the youth categories of Zulia] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Alex García King, tío de Falcao, nuevo técnico en Venezuela" [Alex García King, uncle of Falcao, new manager in Venezuela] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Alex García King es el nuevo director técnico del Zulia FC" [Alex García King is the new manager of Zulia] (in Spanish). Diario Panorama. 3 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Entrevista a Alex García King, DT. Deportivo Rayo Zuliano: "Queremos llegar a la instancia más alta"" [Interview to Alex García King, manager Deportivo Rayo Zuliano: "We want to reach the highest instance"] (in Spanish). Red Radio VE. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Deportivo Rayo Zuliano [@RayoDvo] (2 October 2022). "Por su gran experiencia y trayectoria en las canchas, el profe Alex García King pasa a asumir una nueva responsabilidad de gran importancia para nuestro Club. Gracias por confiar en nosotros. ¡Seguimos profe Alex!" [Due to his great experience and track record on the fields, professor Alex García King is taking on a new responsibility of great importance for our Club. Thanks for trusting us. We continue, prof Alex!] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Twitter.
^ "Así recuerda Alex García King a su hermano Radamel" [This is how Alex García King remembers his brother Radamel] (in Spanish). El Informador. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ ""Herbert King fue una persona con una conducta intachable": Alex García King" ["Herbert King was a person with an impeccable conduct": Alex García King] (in Spanish). El Informador. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2023.