Rodrigo García Vizoso

Rodrigo García Vizoso (26 February 1909 – 2 June 2009) was a Spanish football goalkeeper. He was born in A Coruña, the son of a carpenter, and took up football at a young age.[1] He joined his hometown team Deportivo de La Coruña in 1927[2] and remained with them until 1934, when his performance against Real Madrid C.F. impressed the owners enough that they signed him as a substitute for Ricardo Zamora. He spent only one season with Real Madrid, however,[3] before leaving to play for Granada CF. When the Spanish Civil War Civil War broke out in 1936, he retired from football and spent nearly three years in the army.[1]

Rodrigo García Vizoso
Personal information
Date of birth (1909-02-26)26 February 1909
Place of birth A Coruña, Spain
Date of death 2 June 2009(2009-06-02) (aged 100)
Place of death A Coruña, Spain
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1934 Deportivo de La Coruña
1934–1935 Real Madrid C.F.
1935–1936 Granada CF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 1940 García Vizoso began working at the Fábrica de Armas and organized a team at the factory called Club Deportivo Aprendices de la Fábrica de Armas. In 1945 it changed its name to Club Deportivo Juvenil and won the Serie A Regional de Galicia. This led to the team being promoted to the Tercera División, where it remained until 1954, when it was promoted to the Segunda División for one year. García Vizoso then became coach of his old club, Deportivo de La Coruña, for part of the 1955-1956 season; he also took on this role for a period in the mid-1960s. He died on 2 June 2009 in A Coruña at the age of 100.[4]

References
  1. Fraga, Antonio M. (18 November 2016). "Rodrigo García Vizoso: "Naquela Copa fomos a Madrid como vítimas, mais puidemos dar a sorpresa"". riazor.org. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. Guillín, Pepe (2009). "Rodrigo García Vizoso - un centenario ex jugador del Deportivo" (PDF). Deportivo de La Coruña. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. Vázquez, G. (26 February 2009). "Rodrigo, el abuelo de la Liga cumple 100 años". Diario AS (in Spanish). PRISA. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. Martínez, Alberto (3 June 2009). "El Deportivo se quedó huérfano ayer de su mito Don Rodrigo". El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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