José Isidoro Gómez Torres (born 1 August 1986), known simply as Isidoro, is a Spanish former professional footballer. Mainly a right-back, he could play occasionally on the other flank. He also worked as a manager.
Playing career A product of Real Betis' youth system, Isidoro was born in Pedrera, Seville, and he made his first appearance with the first team in a 1–1 draw with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu in a Copa del Rey game, with Betis winning the tie on the away goals rule. Under the guidance of manager Luis Fernández, he played six consecutive La Liga matches (all starts) after his debut on 17 February 2007, also against Real Madrid and away (0–0 draw);Real Madrid 0–0 Real Betis; ESPN Soccernet, 17 February 2007 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 y Juande serán titulares en el Bernabéu (Isidoro and Juande will start at the Bernabéu) ; El Desmarque, 17 January 2007
Isidoro appeared in 31 games for the Andalusians 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;; Polonia Warsaw, 27 August 2012 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, Elche CF and UD Almería.El Almería ficha a Isidoro, un defensa con más de 100 partidos en la Liga 123 (Almería sign Isidoro, a defender with more than 100 matches in La Liga 123); UD Almería, 30 August 2016 In January 2018, he joined FK Bodø/Glimt from the Norwegian Eliteserien.Bodø/Glimt sikrer seg José Isidoro (Bodø/Glimt confirm José Isidoro); Bodø/Glimt, 16 January 2018
Coaching career Isidoro retired at the end of 2019 aged 33, being immediately appointed assistant manager of Bodø/Glimt's lowly neighbours IK Junkeren.José Isidoro har fått seg ny jobb – blir værende i Bodø (José Isidoro has got a new job – staying in Bodø); Avisa Nordland, 17 December 2019 He also worked at their academy.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBetis2006–07La Liga8000—802007–08La Liga0000—002008–09La Liga0000—002010–11Segunda División31070—3802011–12La Liga11000—110Total50070—570Polonia Warsaw2012–13Ekstraklasa4010—50Numancia2012–13Segunda División8000—802013–14Segunda División17000—1702014–15Segunda División35020—370Total60020—620Elche2015–16Segunda División24010—250Almería2016–17Segunda División9010—100Bodø/Glimt2018Eliteserien21030—2402019Eliteserien3021—51Total24051—291Career total1710171—1881
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