Tomás Reñones

Tomás
Personal information
Full name	Pedro Tomás Reñones Crego
Date of birth	9 August 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Compostela, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1981	Compostela
1981–1984	Atlético Madrileño
1984–1996	Atlético Madrid
1996–1997	Marbella
1997–1998	San Pedro
Total
International career
1985–1989	Spain
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pedro Tomás Reñones Crego (born 9 August 1960), known as Tomás as a player, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right-back.

He was best known for his spell at Atlético Madrid, for which he played 12 professional seasons, also being a regular for Spain in the late 80s, representing the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship.

Club career

Tomás was born in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. After one season with hometown's SD Compostela he joined Atlético Madrid in 1981, first playing with the reserves. He made his La Liga debut in 1984–85 and never again lost his starting XI berth, going on to make 483 competitive appearances for the club.^[1]

On 25 May 1996, aged 35, Tomás took the field in the 83rd minute of his final game, a home fixture against Albacete Balompié.^[2] Although he appeared in only 12 matches during the campaign, he aided the Colchoneros to an historic double, and retired altogether in 1998 after two stints in the lower leagues.^[3]

International career

Tomás earned 19 caps for the Spain national team, and was selected for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1988 (playing a total of eight matches and completing seven). His debut came on 20 November 1985, in a 0–0 friendly with Austria in Zaragoza.^[4]

Post-retirement

Reñones embraced a career in politics after retiring, being elected by the Liberal Independent Group – GIL, founded by longtime Atlético president Jesús Gil – to the Marbella city council.^[5]

After the local mayor was arrested due to a corruption scandal, he took office in 2006 as interim, but soon faced the same charges and was arrested by the Spanish police, as part of Operation Malaya.^[6]

Honours

Atlético Madrid

La Liga: 1995–96^[2]
Copa del Rey: 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96
Supercopa de España: 1985
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1985–86^[7]

References

^ Egea, Pablo (14 February 2021). "No hay mejor líder que Koke" [No better leader than Koke]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b Dones, Carlos (26 March 2017). "Un adiós al Calderón a base de crónicas: Atlético-Albacete, el día del doblete" [Reports galore to bid farewell to the Calderón: Atlético-Albacete, the day of the double]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ "Tomás, al Marbella, y Radchenko, al Rayo" [Tomás, to Marbella, and Radchenko, to Rayo]. El País (in Spanish). 7 August 1996. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
^ G. Calatayud, Antonio (21 November 1985). "0–0: Nos congelamos todos" [0–0: We all froze] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2016.
^ "Tomás, de capitán del Atlético en la 'era Gil' a alcalde de Marbella" [Tomás, from Atlético captain in the 'Gil age' to mayor of Marbella]. Diario Sur (in Spanish). 2 April 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Corrupción en Marbella" [Corruption in Marbella]. El Mundo (in Spanish). April 2006. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
^ Ross, James M. "European Competitions 1985–86". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 December 2015.