Víctor Torres Mestre

Spanish footballer and manager
Víctor Torres Mestre
Personal information
Full name Víctor Manuel Torres Mestre
Date of birth (1970-12-31) 31 December 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1977–1989 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Real Madrid B 47 (0)
1990–1991 Real Madrid 2 (0)
1993 Logroñés 1 (0)
1993–1998 Espanyol 178 (1)
1998–1999 Bordeaux 24 (0)
1999–2000 Alavés 33 (0)
2000–2001 Betis 13 (0)
2001 Varzim 3 (0)
2004–2005 Sporting Mahonés 15 (0)
2005–2006 Premià 21 (0)
Total 337 (1)
International career
1985–1987 Spain U16 8 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Real Madrid (youth)
2011 Badajoz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Víctor Manuel Torres Mestre (born 31 December 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left back.

Playing career

Torres Mestre was born in Madrid. After unsuccessfully graduating through Real Madrid's youth ranks, only appearing in two La Liga matches in three and a half years[1][2] and mainly playing with the B-squad, he was released in January 1993, only to find opportunities also scarce at fellow league club Logroñés.

In the summer of 1993, Torres Mestre signed with Espanyol,[3] being an instant first-choice as the Catalan team won the Segunda División title and finished sixth in the following season, narrowly missing out on qualification for the UEFA Cup. He remained a starter until 1998, when he left for Bordeaux.[4]

After one season in France, in which he was the most utilized player in his position as Bordeaux won the Division 1 championship, Torres Mestre returned to Spain, playing with Alavés[5] and Betis, the latter in the second tier. He retired in 2006, after spells with Varzim in Portugal[6][7] and with amateur sides Sporting Mahonés[8] and Premià.[9]

Coaching career

Torres Mestre started coaching in 2010, taking charge of Real Madrid youth sides. He started the 2011–12 campaign at the helm of Badajoz in Segunda División B,[10] leaving his post after only 18 rounds claiming unpaid wages.[11]

Honours

Español
Bordeaux

References

  1. ^ "El "otro" Madrid, tampoco" [The "other" Madrid, not happening either]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 March 1991. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. ^ "El Real, otra vez la de arena" [Real, tails again]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 March 1991. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Va a haber lucha, seguro" [Fight will happen, that's a given]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 July 1993. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Víctor Manuel TORRES MESTRE" (in Spanish). Hall of Fame Perico. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Excelente victoria frente a la Roma" [Excellent win against Roma]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 August 1999. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Torres Mestre: "Aceitei proposta do Varzim por puro prazer do futebol"" [Torres Mestre: "I accepted Varzim's offer out of sheer pleasure for football"]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 October 2001. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Torres Mestre foi à Póvoa despedir-se..." [Torres Mestre went to Póvoa to say goodbye...]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 November 2001. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  8. ^ "La nueva etapa de Torres Mestre" [Torres Mestre's new stage]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 August 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Fran sale del banquillo para darle el ascenso al Ricoh Premià en Banyoles" [Fran comes off bench to give promotion to Ricoh Premià in Banyoles]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 May 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Torres Mestre buscará que el Badajoz "dé espectáculo"" [Torres Mestre will see that Badajoz "put on a show"]. El Periódico de Extremadura (in Spanish). 24 June 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Torres Mestre decide abandonar el Badajoz tras impago de su nómina" [Torres Mestre decides to leave Badajoz after unpaid fees]. ABC (in Spanish). 23 December 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  12. ^ "La Copa marea al campeón" [Cup makes champions dizzy]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 May 1994. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

External links

  • Víctor Torres Mestre at BDFutbol
  • Víctor Torres Mestre – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  • Víctor Torres Mestre at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
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CD Badajoz – managers
  • A. Arteaga (1936)
  • Sierra (1953–55)
  • Juan Ramón (1955)
  • Lozano (1955–56)
  • Bracero (1956–57)
  • Campos (1957)
  • Bracero (1957–58)
  • Casariego (1958–59)
  • Colón (1959)
  • Bracero (1959–60)
  • Luiquic (1960)
  • Bonet (1960)
  • Pepe Hériz (1960–61)
  • Trompi (1961)
  • Camiruaga (1961–62)
  • Sierra (1962–63)
  • Pepe Hériz (1963–64)
  • Lozano (1964)
  • Camino (1964–65)
  • S. Núñez (1965)
  • Alcarazc (1965)
  • Martín (1965–66)
  • Llopis (1967)
  • Escudero (1967–68)
  • Calín (1968–69)
  • Abilio (1969)
  • Sierra (1969–71)
  • Luiqui (1971)
  • Alés (1971–72)
  • Pepe Hériz (1972–73)
  • Tartilán (1973–75)
  • Sierra (1975)
  • F. Núñez (1975–76)
  • Varela (1976)
  • Zele (1976)
  • Pepe Hériz (1976–78)
  • Trigo (1978)
  • Fuentes (1978–79)
  • Zele (1979)
  • Álvarez (1979–80)
  • Jaurrieta (1980–81)
  • Orizaola (1981–82)
  • Rivera (1982)
  • Jaurrieta (1982–83)
  • Martín Doblado (1983–84)
  • Rivera (1984–85)
  • Bizcocho (1985)
  • Jaurrieta (1985–86)
  • Palomo (1986–89)
  • Martín Doblado (1989–90)
  • Palomo (1990–92)
  • Herrera (1992–93)
  • Díaz (1993)
  • Boronat (1993–94)
  • Ortuondo (1994–95)
  • Herrera (1995)
  • Addison (1995–96)
  • Maceda (1996–97)
  • Lotina (1997)
  • Genereloc (1997)
  • Peiró (1997–98)
  • Iglesias (1998)
  • Ziarreta (1998–99)
  • Generelo (1999–2000)
  • Bazánc (2000)
  • Sarabia (2000)
  • Ciriaco (2000–01)
  • Juanjo (2001)
  • Alhinho (2001–02)
  • Rodri (2002)
  • Conhé (2002)
  • López (2002–03)
  • Miranda (2003)
  • Felines (2003–04)
  • Generelo (2004–05)
  • Nene (2005–06)
  • Colín (2006–07)
  • Job (2007–09)
  • Medinac (2009)
  • Fael (2009)
  • Muñoz (2009–11)
  • Torres Mestre (2011)
  • Arteaga G. (2012)
  • Monteagudo (2012)
  • Víctor (2012–15)
  • Pastelero (2015)
  • Tena (2015–16)
  • Izquierdo (2016–17)
  • Marrero (2017–18)
  • Salinas (2018)
  • Nafti (2018–20)
  • Munitis (2020)
  • Cidonchac (2020)
  • Estévez (2020–21)
  • Cano (2021–22)
  • Isaac (2022)
  • Salmerón (2022–23)
  • Tenorio (2023–)
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