Javier Torres Gómez (born 9 January 1970) is a Spanish former footballer who played mainly as a right back.
Most of his professional career was associated with Valladolid, as both a player and manager, coaching in several capacities and categories.Recíbeme con orgullo, entrégame con honor (Receive me with pride, hand me with honour); Real Valladolid, 2 November 2011 (in Spanish)
Playing career Youth years comprised, Madrid-born Torres Gómez spent six years with Real Madrid, playing four seasons with the B-team, three of them in Segunda División. 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 midfielder.
In summer 1993, Gómez signed for Real Valladolid, where he would remain for the rest of his career. He made his La Liga debut on 5 September in a 0–1 home loss against Sporting de Gijón, 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 Castile and León 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 coordinatorTorres Gómez, coordinador de las categorías inferiores del Valladolid (Torres Gómez, youth system coordinator at Valladolid) ; Join Futbol, 24 June 2008 (in Spanish) 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 interim manager,El Valladolid destituye a Antonio Gómez (Valladolid sack Antonio Gómez); Marca, 29 November 2010 (in Spanish) leading the team in the 0–0 away draw against FC Barcelona B.Torres Gómez debuta en un Mini estancado (Torres Gómez makes debut at collapsed Mini); Diario AS, 4 December 2010 (in Spanish)
Subsequently, Gómez was appointed manager of the reserves in Tercera División,Torres Gómez, nuevo técnico del Real Valladolid B y García Calvo se queda fuera (Torres Gómez, new Real Valladolid B coach and García Calvo ousted); El Norte de Castilla, 6 July 2011 (in Spanish) accumulating with his work in the club's cantera.Torres Gómez será el nuevo responsable de la cantera (Torres Gómez will be new man for the youth system); El Día de Valladolid, 9 November 2011 (in Spanish) On 8 July 2014, after achieving promotion via the play-offs, he moved to Villarreal CF C from Tercera División in the same capacity; subsequently, he joined Celta de Vigo B, but was sacked in February following ten games without a win and was replaced by Alejandro Menéndez.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNatFromToRecord Valladolid (interim)29 November 20106 December 2010 Valladolid B6 July 20118 July 2014Villarreal C8 July 201425 June 2015Celta B25 June 20151 February 2016Total
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