Bartolomeu "Tomeu" Llompart Coll (born 6 October 1944) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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, and a coach. Most of his playing days were spent with

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(13 seasons, 11 of those in

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, where he amassed totals of 252 games – a best-ever in the club – and four goals), whereas his manager career was closely associated with

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, in various capacities.

Playing career

Born in

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, Llompart signed for

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

in 1964 at the age of 19, after spending one season in

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spa ...

with local club

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. He made his

debut on 20 September 1964 in a 0–1 home loss to

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, scoring his first goal in the competition roughly one year later, against the same opponent (1–1, same venue). Already as

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, Llompart, who played 125 consecutive games in the top level with his main club, helped to a presence in

1969 Copa del Generalísimo The 1969 Copa del Generalísimo was the 67th staging of the Spanish Cup. The competition began on 4 May 1969 and concluded on 15 June 1969 with the final. Round of 16 *''Tiebreaker'' Quarter-finals Semi-finals *''Tiebrea ...

final, lost against

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. Against the same rival and also in the

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

, in

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, he suffered a

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injury that all but ended his career, aged nearly 33.

Coaching career

Llompart's coaching career lasted four decades, his first spell being with Elche CF Ilicitano in 1977. In the 1990–91 campaign he first worked with the professionals, being relegated from the second division with

Orihuela Deportiva CF Orihuela Deportiva Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Orihuela, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1944 and dissolved 50 years later, it managed to play two seasons in Segunda División, the first in 1952. After finishing fi ...

even though he led the team to the sixth position, for financial irregularities. In 1992, Llompart returned to his native

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and joined

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's coaching staff, going on to work for the organization during the following 14 years, as a

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, B-team coach and assistant to the main squad. Late into 1996–97 he replaced

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at the helm of the latter, as they finally finished third and promoted to the top flight in the playoffs, against

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. In

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, Llompart coached Torrellano Illice CF in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. The following season he joined former team Ilicitano, promoting from the regional championships at the first attempt.El Ilicitano asciende a Tercera pese a sufrir en el Rico Pérez (2–0) (Ilicitano promote to ''Tercera'' in spite of suffering at the Rico Pérez (2–0))

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, 17 June 2012

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Llompart, Tomeu 1944 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Mallorca Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players CE Constància players Elche CF players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-23 international footballers Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Elche CF Ilicitano managers Alicante CF managers CD Eldense managers Orihuela Deportiva CF managers Elche CF managers RCD Mallorca B managers RCD Mallorca managers People from Inca, Mallorca 20th-century Spanish sportsmen