Carlos Tomás Ferrer (born 18 May 1988) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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. In a career that ended through injury at age 29, he made one

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appearance for

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, and 49 in

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for their reserves.

Football career

Born in

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, Tomás began playing football at local Penya Blanc i Blava d'Eivissa before joining

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. He played for three seasons in the club's reserve team in

, scoring once to conclude a 4–0 home win over

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on 6 February 2010. Tomás made his only first-team and

appearance on 21 May 2011 as the fourth-placed ''Yellow Submarine'' lost 1–0 at

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on the last day of the season; he became the fifth man from

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to play in Spain's top flight. His only other involvement was on 2 November, when he was an unused substitute in a 3–0 home loss to

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in the

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group stage. Tomás left Villarreal in January 2012, becoming

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club

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's first signing of the

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. In August, with his team having been promoted via the

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, he stayed in the third tier at

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. When his two-year stay with the ''Granotes'' ended in relegation to the

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in 2014, Tomás moved on to Arroyo CP. The following July, he signed a one-year deal at SCR Peña Deportiva on his home island. In December 2017, Tomás announced his retirement due to a string of injuries while playing in the fourth division for UD Ibiza. He immediately found a new job at an airport.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomas, Carlos 1988 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Ibiza Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Villarreal CF B players Villarreal CF players SD Ponferradina players Atlético Levante UD players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen