José Isidoro Gómez Torres (born 1 August 1986), known simply as Isidoro, is a Spanish former professional

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. Mainly a

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, he could play occasionally on the other flank. He also worked as a

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Playing career

A product of

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' youth system, Isidoro was born in Pedrera, Seville, and he made his first appearance with the first team in a 1–1 draw with

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at the Santiago Bernabéu in a

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game, with Betis winning the tie on the

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. Under the guidance of manager Luis Fernández, he played six consecutive

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matches (all starts) after his debut on 17 February 2007, also against Real Madrid and away (0–0 draw); he was promoted to the main squad at the same time as Juande, but remained registered with the reserves for a further three full seasons. Isidoro appeared in 31 games for the

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ns in the 2010–11 campaign, as they returned to the top division after a two-year absence. He moved abroad on 27 August 2012, signing a two-year contract with Polish club Polonia Warsaw; he was released on 25 November, after only five official appearances. In the following years, Isidoro competed in his country's second tier, in representation of

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

and

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. In January 2018, he joined

FK Bodø/Glimt Fotballklubben Bodø/Glimt (), also referred to as Bodø/Glimt or its former name Glimt, is a Norwegian professional football club from the town of Bodø in Bodø Municipality, Nordland county, Norway. The club currently plays in Eliteserien ...

from the Norwegian

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Coaching career

Isidoro retired at the end of 2019 aged 33, being immediately appointed assistant manager of Bodø/Glimt's lowly neighbours IK Junkeren. He also worked at their academy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Isidoro, Jose 1986 births Living people People from Sierra Sur (Seville) 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Seville Men's association football fullbacks La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Real Betis players CD Numancia players Elche CF players UD Almería players Ekstraklasa players Polonia Warsaw players Eliteserien players FK Bodø/Glimt players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Spanish football managers Tercera Federación managers Spanish expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Norway