Last update April 23, 2024 by colgadosporelfutbol
José María García It's quite a figure of Spanish journalism. He revolutionized the sports information playing in all styles: press (He worked in the newspaper Pueblo), TV and radio. Since the early 70 until his retirement in 2002, It was a real scourge for managers and senior.
He made famous expressions that today are part of our popular culture. Who does not remember the litany of insults? Abrazafarolas, lametraserillos, correveidiles, chupópteros, soplagaitas, MEAPILAS ... not to mention phrases that became mythical like: "Eye to the data", "For the tape", "Informative bomb".
José María García and his "Supergarcía"
For many years was the master of night radio, no one wanted to miss the program ‘Supergarcía’ to see who gave his presenter sticks. As self José María García He said in an interview with Paco Large in Vintage connection the TVE: “I always wanted public opinion to know the truth. In Spanish sport were the best athletes. High office used to be occupied by a bunch of gulfs with grateful stomachs, (Here's another of his legendary phrases) Masters of Good Eating and Professors of Best Drink ".
Throughout his career he had several run-ins with numerous sports personalities. One of the most famous was the then president of the RFEF, Pablo Porta, which José María García I used to go in your program as: “Pablo, Pablito, Pablete ". To prove that the leader of the Spanish football was charging personal expenses to the federation released a video in which he saw the driver of Porta walk your dog and take his wife to the hairdresser.
In the interview with Paco Large, Garcia gave his opinion on Florentino Perez, President of Real Madrid, unashamedly, true to: “It is currently more difficult to be president of the United States than Real Madrid. It's a real dictatorship. Florentino Perez is, definitely, The worst president in the history of the white team ".
Why did they call him "butan"?
Also it took time to explain the origin of his nickname. According to Garcia was the director of the newspaper Pueblo which put him affectionately: "I called me butanito because, obviously, I do not measure 1.90 And I also had a couple of jackets of that butane color that I had to use on more than one occasion in some stadium in Russia or Belgrade that we were under zero ”. Of course, the enemies of García used this moniker of a derogatory and butane derived Butanito.
Belgrade took precisely one of the most famous stories of José María García. The reporter attended the decisive match between Yugoslavia and Spain deciding which of the two teams would attend the World Argentina 1978. The Spaniards won by 0-1 (a result that would be final) Y Juanito, to be replaced, He waved off bounds. It was then a glass bottle head hit the front of the selection fell. Together with him, Colored butane jacket, He appeared journalist.
Juanito, I had a good relationship with García, he said after the game: "Dwarf, Thanks to the fact that I have the biggest head that you have fought to receive the bottle ”.
José María García on scarf journalism
By last, the reporter had time to do a review of the current state of their profession: “I cannot understand how journalists and even the directors of large media appear without any modesty with the scarf of their team on. In all my years of practice I have never said what team I am. At the Calderon had to leave several times by the back door and at the Bernabeu long story. I asked for this fact and they answered that today what commands are the clicks ”.
