Carlos Llorens Mestre (born 1 September 1969) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Llorens Mestre | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Alicante, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Tomelloso | 36 | (3) |
| 1992–1993 | Cartagena | 22 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Elche | 28 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Levante | 33 | (1) |
| 1995–1997 | Lleida | 61 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Leganés | 40 | (10) |
| 1998–2000 | Rayo Vallecano | 69 | (9) |
| 2000–2002 | Atlético Madrid | 12 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Osasuna (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Alavés (loan) | 36 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | Alavés | 35 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | Poli Ejido | 99 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Rayo Vallecano | 83 | (7) |
| Total | 573 | (38) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A player of attacking penchant, he was also a penalty kick specialist. He played for 11 teams during his career, amassing La Liga totals of 125 games and 11 goals with Rayo Vallecano, Osasuna and Alavés and retiring at the age of 40.
Club career
editBorn in Alicante, Valencian Community, Llorens had to wait until the age of 26 to make his professional debut, in the Segunda División with UE Lleida. He went on to establish himself in that tier with CD Leganés and Rayo Vallecano, winning a promotion with the latter, a club to which he would later be intimately connected; his first match in La Liga arrived at almost 30 in a 2–0 derby win at Atlético Madrid on 22 August 1999[1]– Rayo finished the season ninth and qualified for the UEFA Cup via the fair play award.[2]
In the summer of 2000, unwilling to leave the club, Llorens was nonetheless part of a package deal that sent him to precisely Atlético, by then in the second division.[3] In January 2001, however, he returned to the top flight with CA Osasuna on loan.[4] Subsequently, he experienced two very different seasons at Deportivo Alavés:[5] in his first he scored six goals in 36 games, four from penalties,[6] and the Basque team qualified for Europe once again, but suffered relegation the following campaign.[7]
After three additional seasons in division two with modest Polideportivo Ejido,[8] Llorens returned to Rayo at 37, helping it to return to the second tier in his second year.[9] In the following year, as the Madrid side eventually finished in mid-table, he was still going strong, aged nearly 40;[10] he finished his second stint in June 2009, retiring shortly after with professional totals of 395 matches and 27 goals.
References
edit- ^ Miguelez, José (23 August 1999). "El Rayo saca los colores a Ranieri" [Rayo drain Ranieri]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Harrold, Michael (10 May 2006). "Ramos sees hard work pay off". UEFA. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Yo también fui rayista (I)" [I was also rayista (I)] (in Spanish). Rayo Herald. 14 March 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ "Llorens, cedido a Osasuna" [Llorens, loaned to Osasuna]. El País (in Spanish). 28 December 2000. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Llorens, presentado como nuevo jugador del Alavés" [Llorens, presented as new player of Alavés]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 16 July 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Damián González, José (7 December 2001). "Llorens, un maestro desde los 11 metros" [Llorens, 11-meter maestro]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Quílez, Emilio (5 June 2021). "Fuertes declaraciones de Llorens, epílogo a un desastre colectivo con descenso" [Harsh statements by Llorens, epilogue to a collective disaster with relegation]. Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ ""Poli" presenta a ex alavesista Carlos Llorens" ["Poli" present former Alavés man Carlos Llorens]. La Nación (in Spanish). 18 July 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Galván, Fran (25 August 2008). "Llorens: "El ascenso era una necesidad"" [Llorens: "To promote was a necessity"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Del Mar, Julia (12 September 2008). "El "abuelo" de la liga española está hecho un chaval" [Spanish league's "granpa" looks like a young kid]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2009.
External links
edit- Carlos Llorens at BDFutbol