Arteaga (footballer, born 1969)

This article is about the Spanish footballer born in 1969. For other footballers named Arteaga, see Arteaga (surname).

Arteaga
Personal information
Full name Moisés García Fernández
Date of birth (1969-06-01) 1 June 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Cádiz, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Europa (manager)
Youth career
Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Cádiz B
1989–1993 Cádiz 69 (8)
1993–2003 Espanyol 266 (30)
2001–2002 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 23 (3)
2003–2007 Chiclana
Total 358 (41)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Badajoz (assistant)
2012 Badajoz
2022– Europa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Moisés García Fernández (born 1 June 1969), known as Arteaga, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left midfielder, currently manager of Gibraltarian club Europa.

Playing career

Born in Cádiz, Arteaga made his professional debut with hometown club Cádiz CF, becoming firmly established as a first-team member in 1991–92. In the following season, the Andalusians were relegated from La Liga and he also moved down a division to play for RCD Espanyol.

In his first two seasons with the Catalans, Arteaga was instrumental in helping them return to the top flight and immediately finish sixth the following campaign, totalling ten goals in 66 games. He continued appearing regularly for the side until 2000–01, winning the Copa del Rey in 2000.[1]

After a year on loan at Rayo Vallecano, Arteaga returned to Espanyol, retiring from professional football at the end of the 2002–03 season with top division totals of 330 matches and 37 goals.[1] Until 2007, he played for amateurs Chiclana CF in his native region.[2]

Coaching career

Arteaga started working as a manager with CD Badajoz, first as assistant. In late December 2011, he replaced Víctor Torres Mestre at the helm of the Segunda División B club.[3]

On 29 March 2022, Artega was appointed at Europa in the Gibraltar National League.[4]

Personal life

Arteaga was born in the same place and on the same day as fellow Cádiz youth graduate José María Quevedo.

Honours

Espanyol

References

  1. ^ a b c Arteaga atisba futuro "complicado" y posibilidad de que desaparezcan clubes (Arteaga predicts "complicated" future and possibility of clubs disappearing); La Vanguardia, 1 May 2020 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ «Me siento afortunado por haber sido profesional y haberme mantenido» ("I feel blessed for having played professionally and kept the pace") Archived 9 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine; La Voz Digital, 11 January 2007 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El destino de Moisés Arteaga seguirá unido al del Badajoz (Moisés Arteaga's fate will remain linked to that of Badajoz); Hoy, 31 December 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Former Espanol player takes helm at Europa; Gibraltar Chronicle, 29 March 2022