Jesús García Tena

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Tena.
Jesús García Tena
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-07) 7 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Juventus
Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Sabadell 1 (0)
2009–2010 Terrassa 13 (0)
2011–2012 Cuneo 7 (0)
2012–2013 Livingston 29 (3)
2013–2017 Hamilton Academical 67 (6)
2017–2018 Edinburgh City 21 (2)
2018–2019 Stenhousemuir 11 (0)
2019 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 0 (0)
2020-2021 Tranent Juniors
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesús García Tena (born 7 June 1990)[1] is a Spanish football coach and former professional player who played as a defender.[2]

Career

Born in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, García spent his early career in Spain and Italy with Juventus, Espanyol, Sabadell, Terrassa and Cuneo.[3][4][5] He signed for Scottish club Livingston in August 2012.[6] On 2 May 2013, it was announced that he was leaving the club after the 2012–13 season.[7]

He signed a short-term contract with Hamilton Academical in September 2013,[8] stating that he was "really happy" with the move.[9] In December 2013 the contract was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season.[10] In July 2014 his contract was again extended,[11] before being extended again in January 2015, until May 2016.[12] It was again extended for a further year in May 2016.[13] He suffered a knee injury in the first game of the 2016–17 season, in a League Cup game; it was announced he would miss most of the season.[14] He was released by Hamilton in April 2017.[15][16] He later said that he had felt "frozen out" at the club following injury problems.[17]

On 21 September 2017, García Tena signed for Edinburgh City on a contract until January 2018, having spent time on trial at the club.[18] After one season with the side, he left the club in May 2018.[19]

In June 2018 he began a role as head coach of the under-20s at Newtongrange Star.[20][21]

He signed for Stenhousemuir for the 2018–19 season,[22] leaving the club after six months in January 2019.[23] He then made 2 Cup appearances for Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in April 2019.[24]

Tena signed for Tranent Juniors in 2020, but left the club in 2021.[25]

Career statistics

As of 28 November 2018[2][4][5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sabadell 2009–10 Segunda División B 1 0 – – – – – – 1 0
Terrassa 2009–10 Segunda División B 13 0 – – – – – – 13 0
Cuneo 2011–12 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 7 0 – – – – – – 7 0
Livingston 2012–13 Scottish First Division 29 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 31 3
Hamilton Academical 2013–14 Scottish Championship 18 1 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 22 1
2014–15 Scottish Premiership 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
2015–16 23 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 25 4
2016–17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 67 6 2 0 2 0 4 0 75 6
Edinburgh City 2017–18 Scottish League Two 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
Stenhousemuir 2018–19 Scottish League One 10 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 15 0
Career total 148 9 4 0 7 0 5 0 164 9
  1. ^ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs

Personal life

His younger brother Pol García Tena is also a footballer.[26]

References

  1. ^ "Jesus Garcia Tena". BBC Sport. BBC. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b Jesús García Tena at Soccerbase
  3. ^ "Livingston star handed extended deal". westlothiancourier.co.uk. West Lothian Courier. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Profile". BDFutbol.
  5. ^ a b Jesús García Tena at Soccerway
  6. ^ "Jesus Signs For Livingston". livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston F.C. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Livingston captain Liam Fox tops list of players to exit Almondvale". West Lothian Courier. 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Garcia Tena Signs". Hamilton Academical F.C. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  9. ^ Andrew McGilvray (13 September 2013). "Jesus Garcia Tena is happy to sign short-term deal at Hamilton". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Hamilton extend defender's spell". SPFL. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  11. ^ "Hamilton: Jason Scotland and Jesus Garcia Tena extend deals". BBC Sport. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Hamilton Academical's Jesus Garcia Tena extends contract". BBC Sport. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Hamilton Accies: Jesus Garcia Tena signs new contract". BBC Sport. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Hamilton's Jesus Garcia Tena to miss most of the season". The Scotsman. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Two Players Released". Hamilton Academical FC. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Hamilton release defenders Jesus Garcia Tena and Dan Seaborne". Bbc.co.uk. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  17. ^ Pirie, Mark (15 May 2020). "Jesús García Tena opens up on Hamilton Accies injury woes and exit heartbreak". Daily Record.
  18. ^ "Jesus Garcia Tena: Edinburgh City sign former Hamilton Accies defender". BBC Sport. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Player news". Edinburgh City FC. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Ex-Juventus man joins Newtongrange Star as U20s head coach". www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk.
  21. ^ "Garcia Tena signing brings a buzz to Newtongrange". www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk.
  22. ^ "Tena, Jesus Garcia". Stenhousemuir FC.
  23. ^ "Tena out at Ochilview but Marsh makes Stenhousemuir return". www.falkirkherald.co.uk. 31 January 2019.
  24. ^ "Profile". www.bonnyriggrosefc.co.uk.
  25. ^ "LIST OF SUSPENSIONS ISSUE NO. 34 THURSDAY 18 MARCH 2021" (PDF). www.scottishfa.co.uk.
  26. ^ Andrew Smith (10 February 2013). "Jesus Garcia Tena on Juventus books as youngster". Scotsman.