Pedro Tomás Reñones Crego (born 9 August 1960), known as Tomás as a player, is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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. He was best known for his spell at Atlético Madrid, for which he played 12 professional seasons, also being a regular for

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in the late 80s, representing the nation in one

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and one European Championship.

Club career

Tomás was born in

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, Galicia. After one season with hometown's

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he joined Atlético Madrid in 1981, first playing with the reserves. He made his

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debut in 1984–85 and never again lost his starting XI berth, going on to make 483 competitive appearances for the club. On 25 May 1996, aged 35, Tomás took the field in the 83rd minute of his final game, a home fixture against

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. Although he appeared in only 12 matches during the campaign, he aided the ''Colchoneros'' to an historic

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, and retired altogether in 1998 after two stints in the lower leagues.

International career

Tomás earned 19

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for the Spanish national team, and was selected for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and

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(playing a total of eight matches and completing seven). His debut came on 20 November 1985, in a 0–0 friendly with

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Post-retirement

Reñones embraced a career in

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after retiring, being elected by the Liberal Independent Group – GIL, founded by longtime Atlético president

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– to the

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city council. After the local mayor was arrested due to a corruption scandal, he took office in 2006 as interim, but soon faced the same charges and was arrested by the Spanish police, as part of

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Honours

Atlético Madrid *

: 1995–96 *

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: 1984–85,

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, 1991–92, 1995–96 * Supercopa de España:

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runner-up: 1985–86

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Renones, Tomas 1960 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Santiago de Compostela Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players SD Compostela footballers Atlético Madrid B players Atlético Madrid footballers CA Marbella footballers Spain international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1988 players Spanish politicians Liberal Independent Group politicians Municipal councillors in the province of Málaga