José Isidoro Gómez Torres (born 1 August 1986), known simply as Isidoro, is a Spanish former professional

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, currently assistant manager of Norwegian club IK Junkeren. Mainly a

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, he could play occasionally on the other flank.

Club career

A product of

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vi ...

' youth system, Isidoro was born in Pedrera, Seville, and he made his first appearance with the first team in a 1–1 draw with

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at the Santiago Bernabéu in a

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game, with Betis winning the tie on the

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. Under the guidance of manager

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, he played six consecutive

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matches (all starts) after his debut on 17 February 2007, also against Real Madrid and away (0–0 draw); 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. Isidoro appeared in 31 games for the

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ns 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

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club

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; 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 Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Lo ...

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at '' Estad ...

and

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001, when it was renamed ''Unión D ...

. In January 2018, he joined

FK Bodø/Glimt Fotballklubben Bodø/Glimt () is a Norwegian professional football club from the town of Bodø that currently plays in Eliteserien, the Norwegian top division. The club was founded in 1916 and is frequently referred to by its original club nam ...

from the Norwegian

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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. He also worked at their academy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Isidoro, Jose 1986 births Living people People from Sierra Sur (Seville) Sportspeople from the Province of Seville Spanish footballers Footballers from Andalusia Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Real Betis players CD Numancia players Elche CF players UD Almería players Ekstraklasa players Polonia Warsaw players Eliteserien players FK Bodø/Glimt players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in Norway Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Norway