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

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who played mainly as a

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. Most of his professional career was associated with

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, as both a player and manager, coaching in several capacities and categories.

Playing career

Youth years comprised,

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-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

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. In summer 1993, Gómez signed for

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, where he would remain for the rest of his career. He made his

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debut on 5 September in a 0–1 home loss against

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, 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

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, leading the team in the 0–0 away draw against

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. Subsequently, Gómez was appointed manager of the reserves in

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, accumulating with his work in the club's ''

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''. On 8 July 2014, after achieving promotion via the play-offs, he moved to Villarreal CF C from

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 Alejandro Menéndez.

Managerial statistics

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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