| Julio Llorente | |
| Fullname: | Julio Llorente Gento |
| Birth Date: | 14 June 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Valladolid, Spain |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Real Madrid |
| Years1: | 1985–1987 |
| Caps1: | 53 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 1987–1990 |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 1987–1988 |
| Clubs3: | → Mallorca (loan) |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1990–1999 |
| Caps4: | 234 |
| Goals4: | 17 |
| Years5: | 1999–2000 |
| Caps5: | 35 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 368 |
| Totalgoals: | 23 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1984 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1987–1988 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Julio Llorente Gento (born 14 June 1966) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back.
Born in Valladolid, Castile and León, Llorente finished his development with La Liga giants Real Madrid, making his debut in the competition in the 1987–88 season with fellow top-division club RCD Mallorca, on loan.[1] He returned to the Spanish capital upon his team's relegation, going on to play 33 competitive games during his two-year tenure and win five major titles, including two consecutive national championships. He appeared in six European Cup matches with the Merengues, scoring in a 6–0 home win against CA Spora Luxembourg in the 1989–90 edition.[2]
Llorente signed with CD Tenerife in summer 1990, helping to the Canary Islands side's domestic and European consolidation.[3] [4] From 1994 to 1996 he scored a total of nine goals in 75 league matches, adding five appearances in the 1996–97 UEFA Cup to help them reach the semi-finals.[5]
Tenerife were relegated to Segunda División in 1999,[6] and the 33-year-old Llorente joined another club in that level, UD Salamanca, retiring after one season with top-flight totals of 280 games and 20 goals.[1]
Llorente hailed from a sporting family. Aside from 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.[7] [8]
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