Full name Julio Llorente Gento 1987–1990 Real Madrid Place of birth Valladolid, Spain Name Julio Llorente | Years Team Role Footballer Nephews Marcos Llorente 1985–1987 Castilla Height 1.8 m | |
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Date of birth (1966-06-14) 14 June 1966 (age 49) Similar People Francisco Llorente Gento, Tonin Llorente, Jose Luis Llorente, Marcos Llorente | ||
Siblings Francisco Llorente Gento | ||
Julio Llorente Gento (born 14 June 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a right back.
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Club career
Born in Valladolid, Llorente finished his formation with local and La Liga giants Real Madrid, making his debuts in the competition in the 1987–88 season with fellow league club RCD Mallorca, on loan. In the 1988 summer, upon his team's relegation, he returned to the Spanish capital, going on appear in a little over 30 official games during his two-year tenure and win five major titles, including two consecutive national championships; he played in six European Cup matches with the Merengues, scoring in a 6–0 home win against CA Spora Luxembourg in the 1989–90 edition.
Llorente signed for CD Tenerife in the 1990 summer, helping to the Canary Islands side's domestic and European consolidation. From 1994 to 1996 he scored nine goals in 75 league contests combined, adding five appearances in the 1996–97 UEFA Cup to help them reach the semi-finals.
Tenerife was relegated to Segunda División in 1999, and 33-year-old Llorente signed with another club in that level, UD Salamanca, retiring after one season with top flight totals of 280 games and 20 goals.
Personal life
Llorente hails from a sporting family: other than his uncle, Francisco Gento, his three older brothers were also professionals: José Luis (1959) and Antonio "Toñín" (1963) played top level basketball for well more than one decade (including at Real Madrid), while Francisco spent seven seasons with Real Madrid, coinciding with Julio from 1988 to 1990.