Carlos Tornero López de Lerma (born 7 October 1984) is a Spanish
footballer who plays for
Marbella FC as a
defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in
San Vicente de Alcántara,
Province of Badajoz,
Extremadura, de Lerma began his career with
CD Leganés
Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at ...
, joining its youth system in 1995 at the age of 10. In 2005, he made his debut with the main squad in the
Segunda División B
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, then continued his career at that level with
Atlético Levante UD
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– being summoned by
the first team
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for training but failing to appear in any official matches during his three-year stint – and
AD Ceuta.
De Lerma became
captain
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in his
second season at Ceuta, but left in June 2010 after terminating his contract, signing with
Albacete Balompié of
Segunda División
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. He made his debut in the competition on 29 August, as a late
substitute in a 1–1 home draw against
AD Alcorcón.
On 20 July 2011, having appeared regularly with the
Castilla–La Mancha side (14 starts, 1,479 minutes of action) but
suffering relegation, de Lerma returned to his first club Leganés. He was first choice in his
only campaign, but they could only finish in 12th position.
On 26 June 2012, de Lerma signed a contract with
Gimnàstic de Tarragona,
recently relegated to the third tier. He made his competitive debut on 26 August, scoring the opening goal in an eventual 1–1 home draw with
Valencia CF Mestalla.
De Lerma was released by ''Nàstic'' on 6 June 2013, joining
FC Cartagena of the same league the following month.
El Cartagena anuncia los fichajes de Carlos De Lerma y Carlos David (Cartagena announce signings of Carlos de Lerma and Carlos David)
Globedia, 17 July 2013 (in Spanish)
References
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1984 births
Living people
People from Tierra de Badajoz
Footballers from the Province of Badajoz
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Tercera Federación players
CD Leganés B players
CD Leganés players
Atlético Levante UD players
AD Ceuta footballers
Albacete Balompié players
Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
FC Cartagena footballers
CD Toledo players
CD Alcoyano footballers
CD Móstoles URJC players
Hércules CF players
CD Ebro players
Marbella FC players