Personal information | |||
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Full name | Víctor Manuel Torres Mestre | ||
Date of birth | 31 December 1970 | ||
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.
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]
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]