Johanny García
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johanny Antonio García Vera[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Maracaibo, Venezuela[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Rayo Zuliano (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Italmaracaibo | |||
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Venezuela U17 | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Deportivo JBL (youth) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Zulia (youth) | ||
| 2022–2025 | Deportivo Rayo Zuliano (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Deportivo Rayo Zuliano | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Johanny Antonio García Vera (born 1 July 1988) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Deportivo Rayo Zuliano.
Playing career
García was a player of Italmaracaibo, and was a part of the Venezuela national under-17 team in the 2005 South American U-17 Championship.[2]
Managerial career
In 2016, García joined Deportivo JBL del Zulia as an assistant of the youth sides, becoming manager of them in July of that year.[3] In 2018, he moved to Zulia to work in the under-16 and under-18 squads.[4]
In 2021, García worked at Deportivo Rayo Zuliano, as a sports coordinator.[5] In the following year, he became an assistant of Alex García King,[6] before becoming the manager of the main squad in May 2025, replacing Javier Villafráz; initially a manager only for the Copa Venezuela matches, he was confirmed as manager in July.[7][3]
References
- ^ a b Johanny García at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ González, Jorge. "Sub17 2005 Venezuela" (in Spanish). Scribd. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Johanny García es la muestra de continuidad en el proyecto de Rayo Zuliano" [Johanny García is the sample of continuity in Rayo Zuliano's project] (in Spanish). Liga FUTVE. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ Academia Zulia FC [@@AcademiaZuliaFC] (26 November 2018). "#Academia | Bajo las órdenes del preparador físico Johanny García, jugadores de nuestras #Sub16 y #Sub18 realizan entrenamientos en nuestra sede La Victoria tras un selectivo realizado en días anteriores. ⚽⚫🔵🧒 #VamosZulia" [#Academia | Under the orders of coach Johanny García, players of our #Under16 y #Under18 categories train in our headquarters in La Victoria after a selection made in the previous days. ⚽⚫🔵🧒 #VamosZulia] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Deportivo Rayo y Niños Cantores construyen alianza deportiva" [Deportivo Rayo and Niños Cantores build a sporting alliance] (in Spanish). Deportivo Rayo Zuliano. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ Deportivo Rayo Zuliano [@@DvoRayoZuliano] (11 March 2022). "Nuestro cuerpo técnico está siempre enfocado en lograr el objetivo de alcanzar el máximo rendimiento del equipo" [Our technical staff is always focused on reaching the goal of getting the maximum performance of the team] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Johanny García, el nuevo encargado de mantener el proyecto en Rayo Zuliano" [Johanny García, the new responsible to keep the project at Rayo Zuliano] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.