| Domènec Torrent | |
| Fullname: | Domènec Torrent Font |
| Birth Date: | 1962 7, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Santa Coloma de Farners, Spain |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Atlético San Luis (Manager) |
| Years1: | 1980–1983 |
| Clubs1: | Olot |
| Years2: | 1983–1989 |
| Clubs2: | Guíxols |
| Manageryears1: | 1991–1996 |
| Manageryears2: | 1996–1997 |
| Managerclubs2: | Cassà |
| Manageryears3: | 1997–1998 |
| Managerclubs3: | Roses |
| Manageryears4: | 1998–2003 |
| Managerclubs4: | Palafrugell |
| Manageryears5: | 2003–2004 |
| Managerclubs5: | Palamós |
| Manageryears6: | 2005–2006 |
| Managerclubs6: | Girona |
| Manageryears7: | 2007–2008 |
| Managerclubs7: | Barcelona B (assistant) |
| Manageryears8: | 2008–2012 |
| Managerclubs8: | Barcelona (assistant) |
| Manageryears9: | 2013–2016 |
| Managerclubs9: | Bayern Munich (assistant) |
| Manageryears10: | 2016–2018 |
| Managerclubs10: | Manchester City (assistant) |
| Manageryears11: | 2018–2019 |
| Managerclubs11: | New York City |
| Manageryears12: | 2020 |
| Managerclubs12: | Flamengo |
| Manageryears13: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs13: | Galatasaray |
| Manageryears14: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs14: | Atlético San Luis |
Domènec Torrent Font (born 14 July 1962) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player. He manages Mexican club Atlético San Luis.[2]
After playing and coaching at an amateur level, Torrent became an assistant to Pep Guardiola at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City. He then managed in his own right at New York City, Flamengo, and Galatasaray.
Born in Santa Coloma de Farners, Girona, Catalonia, Torrent played as a midfielder. He joined UE Olot in 1980 from hometown side ; Olot paid for his transfer by arranging a friendly against his former club.[3] He left Olot in 1983, and subsequently joined AD Guíxols, where he retired at the age of just 27 to become a coach.[3] [4]
Torrent started his coaching career in 1991 with hometown side Farners, and led the club to a promotion to Regional Preferente (sixth tier) in 1994.[5] He announced that he would leave the club in May 1996,[6] and subsequently took over UD Cassà also in the sixth level in July.[7] In July 1997, Torrent was appointed in charge of AE Roses, still in division six.[8] He offered his resignation in November, which was refused by the club's board,[9] but was still sacked the following January.[10]
In May 1998, Torrent was named manager of FC Palafrugell in the Primera Catalana;[11] with the side he achieved promotion to Tercera División in 2000, and led the club to a sixth position in the 2001–02 campaign, the best of their history. In July 2003, Torrent was appointed manager of Segunda División B side Palamós,[12] but suffered relegation at the end of the season; he subsequently left the club the following May.[13] [14] On 29 March 2005, he was named manager of fellow third division strugglers Girona FC, replacing Josep María Nogués,[15] but was unable to avoid the drop.
In 2007, after managing Girona, Torrent joined Pep Guardiola's staff at FC Barcelona B, initially to work in as a tactical analyst. After the promotion to the third division and Guardiola's subsequent appointment as manager of the first team in May 2008, Torrent also went up to the first team under the same role.[16] Torrent remained with Guardiola as the latter moved to FC Bayern Munich[17] and Manchester City,[18] winning 24 trophies in eleven years together.
On 11 June 2018, citing a desire to return to head coaching, Torrent was named the new head coach at Major League Soccer side New York City FC, replacing Patrick Vieira. He signed a three-year contract through the 2020 season.[19] [20] His debut was on 24 June, as NYCFC defeated Toronto FC 2–1 at Yankee Stadium.[21] In 2018, under his leadership, the team reached the semifinals of the MLS Cup playoffs for the first time in its history.[22]
On 8 November 2019, New York City FC and Torrent mutually agreed to part ways. He left the club after achieving a franchise record of 64 points in the 2019 campaign, also qualifying for the ensuing CONCACAF Champions League.[23]
On 31 July 2020, Torrent was named in charge of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A reigning champions Flamengo after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year contract.[24] At Flamengo he won 15 games in 26 matches, 5 draws and 6 defeats.[25] In the Copa Libertadores, the defending champions won their group on 17 september. On 9 November, after a loss against Atlético Mineiro, Torrent was relieved of his duties at the third-placed team.[26]
On 11 January 2022, Galatasaray chairman Burak Elmas announced that Torrent would replace Fatih Terim as the new manager of Galatasaray.[27] With the Turkish club, he reached the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League, where he was eliminated by his former team FC Barcelona, on 17 March 2022.[28] On 21 June 2022, Torrent was sacked after series of poor perfermances and worst record of club in its history under Torrent's guidance.[29]
On May 15, 2024, Torrent was named as the new manager of the Mexican club Atlético San Luis, a team that plays in the Liga MX.
Torrent is the grandson of a former Barcelona player.
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farners | July 1991 | 24 May 1996 | [30] | |||||||||
| Cassà | 4 July 1996 | 20 July 1997 | [31] | |||||||||
| Roses | 25 July 1997 | 22 January 1998 | [32] | |||||||||
| Palafrugell | 16 May 1998 | 1 July 2003 | [33] | |||||||||
| Palamós | 28 July 2003 | 15 May 2004 | [34] | |||||||||
| Girona | 29 March 2005 | 2 July 2006 | [35] | |||||||||
| New York City | 12 June 2018 | 8 November 2019 | — | |||||||||
| Flamengo | 31 July 2020 | 9 November 2020 | — | |||||||||
| Galatasaray | 14 January 2022 | 21 June 2022 | — | |||||||||
| Atlético San Luis | 15 May 2024 | present | — | |||||||||
| Career totals | — | |||||||||||
Barcelona B
Barcelona
Bayern Munich
Manchester City