Fernando Llorente Mañas (born 18 September 1990) is a Spanish professional
footballer
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who plays for
Gimnástica Segoviana CF
Gimnástica Segoviana Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Segovia, the capital of the namesake province, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1928 as ''Sociedad Deportiva Gimnástica Segoviana'', it plays ...
as a
central midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Club career
Born in
Segovia,
Castile and León
Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; gl, Castela e León ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain.
It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the ...
, Llorente began his career in the youth ranks of
Atlético Madrid
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before transferring to
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 ...
, where he made his senior debut in their
third team. His professional match with
the latter club's
reserves took place on 5 September 2009, when he came on as a late
substitute for
Joan Tomàs in a 3–1 away loss against
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 ...
in the
Segunda División
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, his only appearance of
the season. He became a regular in
2011–12, and scored his first goal on 2 December 2011 as consolation in a 3–1 defeat at
UD Las Palmas
Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at the ...
in the same competition.
On 9 July 2012, Llorente signed a two-year deal with second-division side
CE Sabadell FC. On its expiration, he spent five months with
Burgos CF of
Segunda División B
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.
Llorente moved abroad for the first time on 18 June 2015, signing a two-year contract at Romanian
Liga I
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club
ACS Poli Timișoara
Asociația Club Sportiv Poli Timișoara (), commonly known as ACS Poli Timișoara, Poli Timișoara or simply ACS Poli, was a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Timișoara, Timiș County.
The team was founded in 2012, the yea ...
. A year later he switched countries again to join
C.F. Os Belenenses
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in the Portuguese
Primeira Liga
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, but an injury-stricken pre-season and competition in midfield caused him to be given permission to leave just two months later, and he returned to Poli in September 2016.
In January 2017, Llorente returned to his country and its third tier, joining
FC Cartagena. In the following years, he represented
Real Murcia,
CD Mirandés
Club Deportivo Mirandés is a Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División, holding home matches at ''Esta ...
,
Recreativo de Huelva,
CF Rayo Majadahonda
Club de Fútbol Rayo Majadahonda () is a Spanish football team based in Majadahonda, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1976 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at ''Estadio Cerro del Espino'', with ...
,
Salamanca CF UDS
Salamanca Club de Fútbol UDS, previously known as ''CF Salmantino'', is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 2013 after the dissolution of UD Salamanca, it currently plays in ...
and
UD San Sebastián de los Reyes
Unión Deportiva San Sebastián de los Reyes, also known as Sanse is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in San Sebastián de los Reyes, in the autonomous community of Community of Madrid, Madrid. Founded in 1971 it pla ...
in the same league.
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1990 births
Living people
People from Segovia
Sportspeople from the Province of Segovia
Spanish footballers
Footballers from Castile and León
Association football midfielders
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Primera Federación players
Segunda Federación players
Villarreal CF C players
Villarreal CF B players
CE Sabadell FC footballers
Burgos CF footballers
FC Cartagena footballers
Real Murcia players
CD Mirandés footballers
Recreativo de Huelva players
CF Rayo Majadahonda players
Salamanca CF UDS players
UD San Sebastián de los Reyes players
Liga I players
ACS Poli Timișoara players
C.F. Os Belenenses players
Spanish expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Romania
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal