Luis García Plaza, new coach of Mallorca

In the beginning, Luis García (Madrid, 1972) was the first option for the Mallorcan club, but last week, the visit to Palma by the Basque Andoni Iraola made the former Mirandés coach gain strength. Finally this option has remained on the road and the one who was the coach of Villarreal, Getafe or Levante, among others, has been chosen and the one who has reached an agreement with the Vermilion leadership.

The new Mallorcan coach prepares an important experience in the benches directing in Spain to I raised, Getafe or Villarreal, this last known place and coinciding with the sports director of Real Mallorca, Pablo Ortells with whom he coincided at the time and that, surely, will also have been important in the arrival of the coach on the island. Among these three clubs, Luis García accumulates 270 games in the First Division, an important baggage.

With granotas, Luis García already knows what it is to enjoy a promotion to First, subsequently consolidating himself and then making the leap to Getafe. After three years in blue, Luis García leaves Spain for the Baniyas CS of the United Arab Emirates, the Beijing Hostage of China with which he achieves a promotion to the Super League in that country and where the Mallorcan exporter and Majorcan Miki Garro.

Subsequently, he took over al Shabab in Saudi Arabia, a club from which he said goodbye recently in the middle of the preseason and after winning a friendly match by 5 to 1, issuing a letter to the fans in which he appreciated the treatment received and announced his departure for reasons personal. This contract ended on July 31, the date on which he had probably already started contacts with Real Mallorca. Shorter was his time at Villarreal in the 2018-19 season, managing only nine games.

Now, Luis García Plaza lands in Mallorca with the challenge of returning the Balearic team to the First Division after the consummated decline this season. The Balearic club has not yet communicated what the technician's team will be, although it is known that the goalkeeping coach Fernando Mastro has not gone with Vicente Moreno and the rest of the Valencian coaching staff to Espanyol, so it is assumed that he will continue in Mallorca.

This was communicated by Mallorca:

“Luis García Plaza (Madrid, 1972) is the new coach of RCD Mallorca and he is committed to the club until June 30, 2022. The new Mallorcan coach has extensive experience in Spanish football, where he has led teams like Levante UD, Getafe CF or Villarreal CF and accumulate 270 official matches.

With Levante UD, Luis García rose to the First Division and consolidated him in the top flight and then made the leap to Getafe CF. After almost three seasons at the Madrid club, Luis García's next challenges were abroad, where he has directed Baniyas CS (United Arab Emirates); Beijing Renhe (team with which he promoted to the Chinese Super League); or the Al-Shabab Club (Saudi Arabia). In the 2018-19 season, Luis García also coached Villarreal CF for nine games in the 2018-19 season.“