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Colombian footballer (1957–2019) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is King.

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

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

Personal life and death

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

García died on 3 January 2019, aged 61.

"Así fue la carrera de Radamel García King". As Colombia (in Spanish). 4 January 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Radamel García Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
"Falleció Radamel García King, padre del jugador Radamel Falcao García" (in Spanish). goal.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

v t e Colombia football squad – 1980 Summer Olympics
1 Valencia 2 González 3 Romero 4 Viáfara 5 Viloria 6 G. García 7 Porras 8 Peluffo 9 Sarmiento 10 Hernandez 11 Cardona 12 Ríos 13 A. García 14 Fiorillo 15 Molinares 16 Pérez 17 R. García Coach: Retat

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