Javier Torres Gómez

Javier Torres Gómez (born 9 January 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a right back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

Javier Torres Gómez
Personal information
Full name Javier Torres Gómez
Date of birth (1970-01-09) 9 January 1970
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1986–1987 Getafe
1987–1989 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 Real Madrid B 117 (9)
1993–2005 Valladolid 328 (3)
Total 445 (12)
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
2014–2015 Villarreal C
2015–2016 Celta B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Most of his professional career was associated with Valladolid, as both a player and manager, coaching in several capacities and categories.[1]

Playing career

Youth years comprised, Madrid-born 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 summer 1993, 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.[2]

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 club's second player with more top division appearances.[3]

Coaching career

In the following years, Torres Gómez continued working with Valladolid: in 2008, he was named youth system coordinator[4] 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,[5] leading the team in the 0–0 away draw against FC Barcelona B.[6]

Subsequently, Gómez was appointed manager of the reserves in Tercera División,[7] accumulating with his work in the club's cantera.[8] On 8 July 2014, after achieving promotion via the play-offs, he moved to Villarreal CF C from Tercera División in the same capacity;[9] subsequently, he joined Celta de Vigo B,[10] but was sacked in February following ten games without a win and was replaced by Alejandro Menéndez.[11]

Managerial statistics
As of 30 January 2016
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Valladolid (interim)[12] 29 November 2010 6 December 2010 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Valladolid B[13] 6 July 2011 8 July 2014 120 75 23 22 226 106 +120 062.50
Villarreal C[14] 8 July 2014 25 June 2015 40 17 11 12 60 51 +9 042.50
Celta B[15] 25 June 2015 1 February 2016 23 5 6 12 25 42 −17 021.74
Total 184 97 41 46 311 199 +112 052.72

References
  1. Recíbeme con orgullo, entrégame con honor (Receive me with pride, hand me with honour); Real Valladolid, 2 November 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. "Mejorando el fútbol" [Making football better] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. "Marcos cumplió 400 partidos oficiales con el Real Valladolid" [Marcos celebrated 400 official matches with Real Valladolid] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 20 January 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. Torres Gómez, coordinador de las categorías inferiores del Valladolid (Torres Gómez, youth system coordinator at Valladolid) Archived 29 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Join Futbol, 24 June 2008 (in Spanish)
  5. El Valladolid destituye a Antonio Gómez (Valladolid sack Antonio Gómez); Marca, 29 November 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. Torres Gómez debuta en un Mini estancado (Torres Gómez makes debut at collapsed Mini); Diario AS, 4 December 2010 (in Spanish)
  7. 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 (in Spanish)
  8. Torres Gómez será el nuevo responsable de la cantera (Torres Gómez will be new man for the youth system); El Día de Valladolid, 9 November 2011 (in Spanish)
  9. "Torres Gómez será el entrenador del Villarreal C" [Torres Gómez will be the coach of Villarreal C] (in Spanish). El Camp de Fútbol. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  10. "Javier Torres, nuevo entrenador del Celta B" [Javier Torres, new coach of Celta B] (in Spanish). Vigo É. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  11. "Alejandro Menéndez sustituye a Javier Torres Gómez al frente del Celta B" [Alejandro Menéndez replaces Javier Torres Gómez at the helm of Celta B] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  12. "Torres Gómez: Javier Torres Gómez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  13. "Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2011–12" [Tercera División (Group 8) 2011–12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
    "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2011–12" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B 2011–12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
    "Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2012–13" [Tercera División (Group 8) 2012–13] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
    "Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2013–14" [Tercera División (Group 8) 2013–14] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
    "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2013–14" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B 2013–14] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  14. "Tercera División (Grupo 6) 2014–15" [Tercera División (Group 6) 2014–15] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  15. "Torres Gómez: Javier Torres Gómez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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