Roberto Trashorras Gayoso (born 28 February 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, currently a manager.

Having come through Barcelona's academy, he spent most of his career with Rayo Vallecano, appearing in 219 competitive matches.Despedida de Trashorras del Rayo Vallecano (Trashorras says goodbye to Rayo Vallecano); Telemadrid, 21 February 2018 (in Spanish) Totalling both clubs, he amassed La Liga totals of 171 games and seven goals.

Playing career

Born in Rábade, Province of Lugo, Galicia, Trashorras finished his youth career with Barcelona, playing one game with the first team on 6 October 2001, a 2–1 La Liga away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña where he came on as a second-half substitute for Alfonso Pérez.Fran prolonga la sequía blaugrana en Riazor (Fran extends blaugrana drought at Riazor); El Mundo, 7 October 2001 (in Spanish) In the summer of 2003 he moved to Real Madrid, only managing to appear for their reserves.Trashorras, la Gran Vía del Rayo Vallecano (Trashorras, Rayo Vallecano's Great Way (pun on Madrid's Gran Vía)); Marca, 23 April 2016 (in Spanish)

Trashorras joined Segunda División side Numancia for 2005–06. He featured very little during his tenure – less than one third of the gamesBreve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish)– and switched to Las Palmas also in that league the following season, finally establishing himself in professional football.El lucense vivió dos remontadas en Las Palmas y una en Soria (Man from Lugo experienced two comebacks in Las Palmas and one in Soria); La Voz de Galicia, 3 April 2009 (in Spanish)

In July 2008, Trashorras signed a five-year contract with Celta of division two.Trashorras y Falcón, nuevos fichajes del Celta (Trashorras and Falcón, new Celta signings); Marca, 25 June 2008 (in Spanish) An undisputed starter from the beginning, he had his best season in 2009–10, scoring nine goals in 38 matchesTrashorras resta importancia a que aún no haya marcado (Trashorras downplays fact he still has not scored); La Voz de Galicia, 11 September 2010 (in Spanish) and helping the Galicians to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey, where they were ousted by eventual finalists Atlético Madrid (2–1 on aggregate, with the player netting in the first leg in Madrid in a 1–1 draw).Un doblete de Trashorras acaba con el 'matagigantes' (Trashorras brace ends 'giantkiller'); Marca, 1 September 2009 (in Spanish)El Atlético vuelve a arriesgar la Copa (Atlético risk Cup again); Marca, 22 January 2010 (in Spanish)0–1: Un gol de Forlán mete al Atlético en semifinales (0–1: Forlán goal sends Atlético to semi-finals); Mundo Deportivo, 28 January 2010 (in Spanish)

On 11 August 2011, after reaching an agreement to terminate his contract with Celta, Trashorras moved to Rayo Vallecano, recently promoted to the top tier.Trashorras jugará en Primera con el Rayo (Trashorras to play in Primera with Rayo); Marca, 11 August 2011 (in Spanish) On 31 January 2018, after seven seasons as first choice and captain,Roberto Trashorras cumple 200 partidos con la 'franja' (Roberto Trashorras celebrates 200 matches with the 'sash'); Marca, 4 March 2017 (in Spanish) the 37-year-old left the club.Roberto Trashorras deja de ser jugador del Rayo Vallecano (Roberto Trashorras is no longer a Rayo Vallecano player); Rayo Vallecano, 31 January 2018 (in Spanish)

On 29 August 2018, after several months of inactivity, Trashorras announced his retirement.Trashorras se retira del fútbol (Trashorras retires from football); Diario AS, 29 August 2018 (in Spanish)

Coaching career On 27 July 2021, Trashorras began working as a manager after being appointed at Lugo's youth sides.Roberto Trashorras, nuevo entrenador del juvenil B del Lugo (Roberto Trashorras, new juvenil B manager of Lugo); La Voz de Galicia, 27 July 2021 (in Spanish) In June 2022, he upgraded to the reserve team in the Segunda Federación,Roberto Trashorras, nuevo técnico del Polvorín (Roberto Trashorras, new coach of Polvorín); El Progreso, 20 June 2022 (in Spanish) being relegated in his debut campaign3–1. Una nueva derrota certifica el descenso del Polvorín (3–1. A new loss confirms Polvorín's relegation); El Progreso, 24 April 2023 (in Spanish) and leaving on 28 June 2023.

Trashorras returned to Polvorín on 11 December 2023, following the sacking of Roberto Fernández. Two months later, he was named at the helm of the main squad in the Primera Federación, becoming their third coach of the season after Pedro Munitis and Paulo Alves.Trashorras llega al banquillo del Lugo tras otra decisión sorpresa de Saqués (Trashorras arrives at Lugo's bench following another surprise decision by Saqués); Diario AS, 19 February 2024 (in Spanish)

On 3 June 2024, Trashorras left Lugo by mutual consent after failing to qualify the team for the play-offs.Trashorras marcha: "A figura do adestrador no Lugo é moi pouco valorada" (Trashorras leaves: "The coaching figure at Lugo hardly gets any recognition"); G24, 3 June 2024 (in Galician)

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNatFromToRecord Polvorín20 June 202228 June 2023 Polvorín11 December 202319 February 2024Lugo19 February 20243 June 2024 Career total —

References

External links

Celta de Vigo biography