The case of Toño García: the former jewel of Pumas who is in a wheelchair and sued the club for medical negligence

Three years ago Jose Antonio Garcia not only could she walk but she was a young girl promise of Mexican soccer and undisputed headline with the Pumas of the UNAM, club of his loves and with which today he has a legal conflict.

The defender who idolizes Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid, reached 10 years of age at the university quarry and with his talent he went through the categories sub 13, sub 15, sub 17, until 2012 made his professional debut in the Liga MX.

Even that same year, with only 20 years old and wearing the number 65, scored his first goal with the auriazules against the Red Devils of Toluca, heading off a corner kick and beating, curiously, the goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera, today figure of Pumas.

However, his fate changed when a poorly cared for groin injury by the medical team of the Pumas it took him away from the soccer fields. And is that in just 22 months, between 2013 and 2014, accumulated four hip operations, under the directive of Antonio Sancho.

Said interventions their performance decreased, but his love for the sport kept him going even though the pain was getting stronger.

With Rodrigo Ares de Parga, former club president, came the two-year renewal and also a loan without consulting the player, with the Zacatepec of the Liga de Expansión MX, where the pain did not stop either. For 2017, García went to a specialist who told him that the whole procedure had taken him wrong and that now I only had one option: Walk or play?

Today with 28 years old and in Wheelchair, José Antonio García shared to the portal Record what Pumas has ignored him, this despite the fact that he had a current contract with the university students and the injury occurred in an official match, so the player himself had to take care of his rehabilitation.

Therefore, 3 years after his last meeting with Pumas, “Toño” García had to go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS, for its acronym in French) for the felines to take responsibility for the negligence.

According to the information of the journalist Ignacio ‘Fantasma’ Suárez, before that, Pumas I had only offered him 70 thousand pesos the player to cover medical expenses as compensation to prevent the player from resorting to higher instances.

It is worth mentioning that hours after Record announced this Thursday the story of the former central defender, the football club that represents the highest university in the country, issued a release press in which it was made clear that they will not talk about it.

Regarding the claim before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) by Mr. José Antonio García Fernández, the club states that, in accordance with the confidentiality of the procedure and respect for the parties, it will not issue a statement in this regard until do not vent yourself

And it is that among those involved in the matter, is Jose Remirez, who in the previous board held the position of vice president of operations, and so far it is member of the Auriazul diligence, and he is one of the last members left in Pumas who were part of the Rodrigo Ares de Parga administration.

Despite the difficult situation he faces and that he may not return to the courts, currently “Toño” is seen in his Instagram stories with good mood and trying to lead a normal life while recovering.

Likewise, he is studying a degree in Communication and together with his partner, Cris Aguinaga, daughter of the mythical Ecuadorian soccer player from Necaxa, Alex Aguinaga placeholder image, is shown smiling, reading, swimming or doing other activities.

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