Javier Torres Gómez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Torres Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Villarreal C (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Getafe | ||
| 1987–1989 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989–1993 | Real Madrid B | 76 | (7) |
| 1993–2005 | Valladolid | 328 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1988 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 1989 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2011 | Valladolid (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Valladolid (interim) | ||
| 2011–2014 | Valladolid B | ||
| 2014– | Villarreal C | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Javier Torres Gómez (born 9 October 1970 in Madrid) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a right back.
Most of his professional career was associated with Valladolid, as both a player and manager, coaching in several capacities and categories.[1]
Football career
Youth years comprised, Torres Gómez spent six years with Real Madrid, playing four seasons with the B-team, three of them in Segunda División. He scored a career-best five goals in 38 games in 1992–93 as the reserves finished in sixth position, and started his career as a midfielder.
In the 1993 summer Gómez signed for Real Valladolid, where he would remain for the rest of his career. He made his La Liga debut on 5 September in a 0–1 home loss against Sporting de Gijón, but only appeared in two matches in his first year due to a serious injury.
A regular first-team unit in the following decade, Gómez never played in less than 34 league games from 2000 to 2004, with the latter campaign ending in top flight relegation. After one more season in the second level the 35-year-old retired from football, as the Castile and León side's second player with more top division appearances.
In the following years, Torres Gómez continued working with Valladolid: in 2008, he was named youth system coordinator[2] and, two years later, joined Antonio Gómez's coaching staff in the first team. On 29 November 2010, following the head coach's dismissal, he was named interim manager,[3] leading the team in the 0–0 draw at FC Barcelona B.[4]
Subsequently, Gómez was appointed manager with the reserves in Tercera División,[5] accumulating with his work in the club's cantera.[6]
References
- ↑ Recíbeme con orgullo, entrégame con honor (Receive me with pride, hand me with honour); Valladolid's official website, 2 November 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Torres Gómez, coordinador de las categorías inferiores del Valladolid (Torres Gómez, appointed youth system coordinator at Valladolid); Join Futbol, 24 June 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Valladolid destituye a Antonio Gómez (Valladolid sacks Antonio Gómez); Marca, 29 November 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Torres Gómez debuta en un Mini estancado (Torres Gómez makes debut at collapsed Mini); Diario AS, 4 December 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Torres Gómez, nuevo técnico del Real Valladolid B y García Calvo se queda fuera (Torres Gómez, new Real Valladolid B coach and García Calvo ousted); El Norte de Castilla, 6 July 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Torres Gómez será el nuevo responsable de la cantera (Torres Gómez will be new man for youth teams); El Día de Valladolid, 9 November 2011 (Spanish)
External links
- BDFutbol player profile
- BDFutbol coach profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Javier Torres Gómez – FIFA competition record
- Worldfootball profile
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