Víctor Torres Mestre

Víctor Torres Mestre

Personal information
Full name	Víctor Manuel Torres Mestre
Date of birth	(1970-12-31) 31 December 1970 (age 54)
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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Mestre.

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

• Segunda División: 1993–94[12]

Bordeaux

• Division 1: 1998–99

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)