Carlos Tomás Ferrer (born 18 May 1988) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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. In a career that ended through injury at age 29, he made one

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appearance for

Villarreal Villarreal ( ca-valencia , Vila-real) is a city and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain. The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's ...

, and 49 in

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for their reserves.

Football career

Born in

Ibiza Town Ibiza (; officially in Catalan: Eivissa ) is a city and municipality located on the southeast coast of the island of Ibiza in the Balearic Islands autonomous community. Overview Although called Ibiza in English and Spanish, the official name ...

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, Tomás began playing football at local Penya Blanc i Blava d'Eivissa before joining

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, th ...

. He played for three seasons in the club's reserve team in

, scoring once to conclude a 4–0 home win over

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

on 6 February 2010. Tomás made his only first-team and

appearance on 21 May 2011 as the fourth-placed ''Yellow Submarine'' lost 1–0 at

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El Sa ...

on the last day of the season; he became the fifth man from

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to play in Spain's top flight. His only other involvement was on 2 November, when he was an unused substitute in a 3–0 home loss to

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in the

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group stage. Tomás left Villarreal in January 2012, becoming

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

club

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the ...

's first signing of the

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. In August, with his team having been promoted via the

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, he stayed in the third tier at

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. When his two-year stay with the ''Granotes'' ended in relegation to the

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

in 2014, Tomás moved on to

Arroyo CP Arroyo Club Polideportivo is a Spanish football club based in Arroyo de la Luz, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1968 it plays in Tercera División – Group 14, holding home games at ''Estadio Municipal'', with a 3,000-se ...

. The following July, he signed a one-year deal at

SCR Peña Deportiva Sociedad Cultural Recreativa Peña Deportiva is a Spanish football team based in Santa Eulària des Riu, in the autonomous community of Balearic Islands. According to its Fundational Act Peña Deportiva was founded on March 21, 1935. It plays in ...

on his home island. In December 2017, Tomás announced his retirement due to a string of injuries while playing in the fourth division for

UD Ibiza Unión Deportiva Ibiza is a Spanish professional football club based in the town of Ibiza, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded in 2015, it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at ''Estadi Municipal de Can Mis ...

. He immediately found a new job at an airport.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomas, Carlos 1988 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Ibiza Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Villarreal CF B players Villarreal CF players SD Ponferradina players Atlético Levante UD players