Carlos Llorens Explained

Carlos Llorens
Fullname:Carlos Llorens Mestre
Birth Date:1 September 1969
Birth Place:Alicante, Spain
Height:1.77 m
Position:Left-back
Youthclubs1:Valencia
Years1:1991–1992
Years2:1992–1993
Years3:1993–1994
Years4:1994–1995
Years5:1995–1997
Years6:1997–1998
Years7:1998–2000
Years8:2000–2002
Years9:2001
Years10:2001–2002
Years11:2002–2003
Years12:2003–2006
Years13:2006–2009
Clubs1:Tomelloso
Clubs2:Cartagena
Clubs3:Elche
Clubs4:Levante
Clubs5:Lleida
Clubs6:Leganés
Clubs7:Rayo Vallecano
Clubs8:Atlético Madrid
Clubs9:Osasuna (loan)
Clubs10:Alavés (loan)
Clubs11:Alavés
Clubs12:Poli Ejido
Clubs13:Rayo Vallecano
Caps1:36
Caps2:22
Caps3:28
Caps4:33
Caps5:61
Caps6:40
Caps7:69
Caps8:12
Caps9:19
Caps10:36
Caps11:35
Caps12:99
Caps13:83
Totalcaps:573
Goals1:3
Goals2:0
Goals3:1
Goals4:1
Goals5:0
Goals6:10
Goals7:9
Goals8:0
Goals9:0
Goals10:6
Goals11:1
Goals12:0
Goals13:7
Totalgoals:38

Carlos Llorens Mestre (born 1 September 1969) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

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

Born 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.

Notes and References

  1. News: El Rayo saca los colores a Ranieri. Rayo drain Ranieri. El País. José. Miguelez. Spanish. 23 August 1999. 25 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Ramos sees hard work pay off. UEFA. Michael. Harrold. 10 May 2006. 4 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Yo también fui rayista (I). I was also rayista (I). Rayo Herald. Spanish. 14 March 2006. 12 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060210/http://www.rayoherald.com/?p=1133. 21 September 2013.
  4. News: Llorens, cedido a Osasuna. Llorens, loaned to Osasuna. El País. Spanish. 28 December 2000. 21 May 2014.
  5. News: Llorens, presentado como nuevo jugador del Alavés. Llorens, presented as new player of Alavés. Diario AS. Spanish. 16 July 2001. 4 November 2022.
  6. News: Llorens, un maestro desde los 11 metros. Llorens, 11-meter maestro. Diario AS. José. Damián González. Spanish. 7 December 2001. 4 November 2022.
  7. News: 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. Emilio. Quílez. Spanish. 5 June 2021. 4 November 2022.
  8. News: "Poli" presenta a ex alavesista Carlos Llorens. "Poli" present former Alavés man Carlos Llorens. La Nación. Spanish. 18 July 2003. 4 November 2022.
  9. News: Llorens: "El ascenso era una necesidad". Llorens: "To promote was a necessity". Diario AS. Fran. Galván. Spanish. 25 August 2008. 4 November 2022.
  10. News: El "abuelo" de la liga española está hecho un chaval. Spanish league's "granpa" looks like a young kid. Marca. Julia. Del Mar. Spanish. 12 September 2008. 2 July 2009.