Radamel García

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is King.

Radamel Enrique García King (16 April 1957 – 3 January 2019) was a Colombian footballer who played as a defender.^[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Radamel García

Personal information
Full name	Radamel Enrique García King
Date of birth	(1957-04-16)16 April 1957
Place of birth	Santa Marta, Colombia
Date of death	3 January 2019(2019-01-03) (aged 61)
Place of death	Santa Marta, Colombia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1982	Santa Fe	111	(4)
1982	Atlético Junior	9	(0)
1983	Sanfa Fe	41	(1)
1984–1987	Unión Magdalena	128	(6)
1988	Deportes Tolima	31	(1)
1989	Atlético Bucaramanga	33	(2)
1990	Independiente Medellín	7	(0)
1991–1992	Deportivo Táchira
1993–1994	Mineros de Guayana
1995	Monagas SC
1996	Atlético El Vigía
International career
1978–1988	Colombia	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life and death

García was the father of Colombian international, Radamel Falcao García.^[2] His brothers Alex García King and Herbert King were also a footballer and an actor, respectively.

García died on 3 January 2019, aged 61.^[3]