José Isidoro Gómez Torres (born 1 August 1986), known simply as Isidoro, is a Spanish former professional footballer. Mainly a right-back, he could play occasionally on the other flank. He also worked as a manager.

Isidoro
Isidoro training with Betis in 2010
Personal information
Full name José Isidoro Gómez Torres
Date of birth (1986-08-01) 1 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Pedrera, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Betis B 140 (4)
2006–2012 Betis 50 (0)
2012 Polonia Warsaw 4 (0)
2013–2015 Numancia 60 (0)
2015–2016 Elche 24 (0)
2016–2017 Almería 9 (0)
2018–2019 Bodø/Glimt 24 (0)
Total 311 (4)
Managerial career
2020–2022 Junkeren (assistant)
2022 NFF Nordland
2023 Gerena
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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A product of Real Betis' youth system, Isidoro was born in Pedrera, Seville, and he made his first appearance with the first team in a 1–1 draw with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu in a Copa del Rey game, with Betis winning the tie on the away goals rule. Under the guidance of manager Luis Fernández, he played six consecutive La Liga matches (all starts) after his debut on 17 February 2007, also against Real Madrid and away (0–0 draw);[1] he was promoted to the main squad at the same time as Juande, but remained registered with the reserves for a further three full seasons.[2]

Isidoro appeared in 31 games for the Andalusians in the 2010–11 campaign, as they returned to the top division after a two-year absence. He moved abroad on 27 August 2012, signing a two-year contract with Polish club Polonia Warsaw;[3] he was released on 25 November, after only five official appearances.

In the following years, Isidoro competed in his country's second tier, in representation of CD Numancia, Elche CF and UD Almería.[4] In January 2018, he joined FK Bodø/Glimt from the Norwegian Eliteserien.[5]

Coaching career

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Isidoro retired at the end of 2019 aged 33, being immediately appointed assistant manager of Bodø/Glimt's lowly neighbours IK Junkeren.[6] He also worked at their academy.[7][8]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9][10]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Betis 2006–07 La Liga 8 0 0 0 8 0
2007–08 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Segunda División 31 0 7 0 38 0
2011–12 La Liga 11 0 0 0 11 0
Total 50 0 7 0 57 0
Polonia Warsaw 2012–13 Ekstraklasa 4 0 1 0 5 0
Numancia 2012–13 Segunda División 8 0 0 0 8 0
2013–14 Segunda División 17 0 0 0 17 0
2014–15 Segunda División 35 0 2 0 37 0
Total 60 0 2 0 62 0
Elche 2015–16 Segunda División 24 0 1 0 25 0
Almería 2016–17 Segunda División 9 0 1 0 10 0
Bodø/Glimt 2018 Eliteserien 21 0 3 0 24 0
2019 Eliteserien 3 0 2 1 5 1
Total 24 0 5 1 29 1
Career total 171 0 17 1 188 1

References

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  1. ^ Real Madrid 0–0 Real Betis; ESPN Soccernet, 17 February 2007
  2. ^ Isidoro y Juande serán titulares en el Bernabéu (Isidoro and Juande will start at the Bernabéu) Archived 16 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine; El Desmarque, 17 January 2007 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Isidoro piłkarzem Polonii (Isidoro a Polonia player); Polonia Warsaw, 27 August 2012 (in Polish)
  4. ^ El Almería ficha a Isidoro, un defensa con más de 100 partidos en la Liga 1|2|3 (Almería sign Isidoro, a defender with more than 100 matches in La Liga 1|2|3); UD Almería, 30 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Bodø/Glimt sikrer seg José Isidoro (Bodø/Glimt confirm José Isidoro); Bodø/Glimt, 16 January 2018 (in Norwegian)
  6. ^ José Isidoro har fått seg ny jobb – blir værende i Bodø (José Isidoro has got a new job – staying in Bodø); Avisa Nordland, 17 December 2019 (in Norwegian)
  7. ^ Morales, Isabel (18 February 2021). "De Pedrera a Noruega sin olvidar nunca a 'su' Betis" [From Pedrera to Norway without ever forgetting 'his' Betis] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Fotballakademiet 2021" [Football academy 2021] (in Norwegian). IK Junkeren. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  9. ^ Isidoro at Soccerway
  10. ^ "José Isidoro" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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