Tomás Alberto Hervás Girón (born 25 November 1970), known simply as Tomás as a player, is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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, currently assistant

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Playing career

Born in

Ponferrada Ponferrada () is a city of Spain, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Ponferrada, the second most populated municipality of the Province of León, is also the capital city of El Bierzo, the only Comarcas of Spain, ''comarca'' ...

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, Tomás graduated from

's youth academy, and made his senior debut with the reserves, playing several seasons with them in the

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.Tomás Hervás: "Soñamos y vivimos con la esperanza de salvarnos" (Tomás Hervás: "We dream and live hoping to stay alive")
El Desmarque, 1 April 2017 (in Spanish) On 1 September 1991, he appeared in his first competitive match with the main squad – and in

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– starting a 1–0 away win against

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. Tomás signed for

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

in summer 1998, remaining in the top division. He appeared regularly for the

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, and won the

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.La Intertoto celeste cumple 20 años (20th anniversary of sky-blue Intertoto)
El Desmarque, 22 August 2020 (in Spanish) After one and a half seasons at

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with 24 total games, Tomás joined

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club

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in March 2003. He suffered relegation with the

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in his second year, and left at the end of the 2004–05 campaign. Tomás moved to

AD Universidad de Oviedo Club Deportivo Universidad de Oviedo is the football team of the University of Oviedo. Based in Oviedo, it was founded in 1961 and plays at ''Estadio Universitario San Gregorio'', with a capacity of 3,500 seats. Club background *''Club Deportivo ...

in the 2005 off-season, being promoted to the third tier at the first attempt. He was relegated in the following season and announced his retirement, but returned to the team in January 2008.

Coaching career

In July 2009, Hervás was appointed Abelardo Fernández's assistant manager at Sporting de Gijón B. He occupied that role in the first team for one year, then coached the reserves in the last match of 2013–14, against

Burgos CF Burgos Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The original Burgos CF (1936), Burgos CF was dissolved in 1983 after becoming Insolven ...

. On 16 June 2014, Hervás signed a permanent one-year contract at the helm of the B side. He was dismissed on 6 April 2016. Hervás again reunited with Abelardo in December 2019, being named his assistant at

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Personal life

Hervás' younger brother Aitor (born 1982) was also a footballer and a midfielder. He spent his entire career in the lower leagues, and they were teammates at Universidad Oviedo.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Celta *

References

External links

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Celta de Vigo biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hervas, Tomas 1970 births Living people People from Ponferrada 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of León Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Sporting de Gijón B players Sporting de Gijón players RC Celta de Vigo players Sevilla FC players UD Las Palmas players Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spanish football managers Segunda División B managers Sporting Atlético managers