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Javier Torres Gómez (born 9 January 1970) is a Spanish retired
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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.


Playing career

Youth years comprised, Madrid-born Torres Gómez spent six years with
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, playing four seasons with the B-team, three of them in
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. 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. 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
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club's second player with more top division appearances.


Coaching career

In the following years, Torres Gómez continued working with Valladolid: in 2008, he was named youth system coordinator 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, leading the team in the 0–0 away draw against FC Barcelona B. Subsequently, Gómez was appointed manager of the reserves in Tercera División, accumulating with his work in the club's '' cantera''. On 8 July 2014, after achieving promotion via the play-offs, he moved to
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from Tercera División in the same capacity; subsequently, he joined
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, but was sacked in February following ten games without a win and was replaced by
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.


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torres Gomez, Javier 1970 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Valladolid players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish football managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Real Valladolid managers Real Valladolid Promesas managers RC Celta Fortuna managers