Jesús García Tena
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-07) 7 June 1990
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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sabadell 2009–10 Segunda División B 10––––––10
Terrassa 2009–10 Segunda División B 130––––––130
Cuneo 2011–12 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 70––––––70
Livingston 2012–13 Scottish First Division 293101000313
Hamilton Academical 2013–14 Scottish Championship 18100004[lower-alpha 1]0221
2014–15 Scottish Premiership 261100000271
2015–16 234101000254
2016–17 0000100010
Total 676202040756
Edinburgh City 2017–18 Scottish League Two 210100000220
Stenhousemuir 2018–19 Scottish League One 100004010150
Career total 14894070501649
  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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Profile". BDFutbol.
  5. 1 2 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.
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