Roberto Trashorras Gayoso (born 28 February 1981) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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, currently a

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. Having come through

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's academy, he spent most of his professional career with

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, appearing in 219 competitive matches. Totalling both clubs, he amassed

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totals of 171 games and seven goals.

Playing career

Born in

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, Galicia, Trashorras finished his youth career with

, playing one game with the first team on 6 October 2001, a 2–1

away loss against

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where he came on as a second-half substitute for

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. In the summer of 2003 he moved to

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, only managing to appear for their reserves. Trashorras joined

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side Numancia for 2005–06. He featured very little during his tenure – less than one third of the games– and switched to

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also in that league the following season, finally establishing himself in professional football. In July 2008, Trashorras signed a five-year contract with

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of division two. An undisputed starter from the beginning, he had his best season in 2009–10, scoring nine goals in 38 matches and helping the

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to the quarter-finals of the

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, where they were ousted by eventual finalists

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(2–1 on aggregate, with the player netting in the first leg in

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in a 1–1 draw). On 11 August 2011, after reaching an agreement to terminate his contract with Celta, Trashorras moved to

, recently promoted to the top tier. On 31 January 2018, after seven seasons as first choice and

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, the 37-year-old left the club. On 29 August 2018, after several months of inactivity, Trashorras announced his retirement.

Coaching career

On 27 July 2021, Trashorras began working as a manager after being appointed at

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's youth sides. In June 2022, he upgraded to the

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in the

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, being relegated in his debut campaign and leaving on 28 June 2023. Trashorras returned to Polvorín on 11 December 2023, following the sacking of Roberto Fernández. Two months later, he was named at the helm of the main squad in the

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, becoming their third coach of the season after

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and Paulo Alves. On 3 June 2024, Trashorras left Lugo by mutual consent after failing to qualify the team for the play-offs.Trashorras marcha: "A figura do adestrador no Lugo é moi pouco valorada" (Trashorras leaves: "The coaching figure at Lugo hardly gets any recognition")
G24, 3 June 2024 (in Galician)

Managerial statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trashorras, Roberto 1981 births Living people People from Lugo (comarca) 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Lugo Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players FC Barcelona C players FC Barcelona Atlètic players FC Barcelona players Real Madrid Castilla footballers CD Numancia players UD Las Palmas players RC Celta de Vigo players Rayo Vallecano players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish football managers Primera Federación managers Segunda Federación managers Tercera Federación managers Polvorín FC managers CD Lugo managers