Tomás Reñones

Tomás

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Tomás Reñones Grego
Date of birth	9 August 1960 (1960-08-09)
Place of birth	Compostela, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Right back
Youth career
	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1980–1981	Compostela
1981–1984	Atlético B	78	(1)
1984–1996	Atlético Madrid	367	(2)
1996–1997	Marbella
1997–1998	San Pedro
National team
1985–1989	Spain	19	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Reñones and the second or maternal family name is Grego.

Pedro Tomás Reñones Grego (born 9 August 1960 in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia), simply Tomás, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a right defender.

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

Club career

After one season with hometown's SD Compostela, Tomás joined Atlético Madrid in 1981, first playing with its B side. In 1984–85, he made his La Liga debuts, and never again lost his starting XI berth, going on to amass nearly 500 overall appearances for the club.

On 25 May 1996, Tomás took the field in the 80th minute of his final game, a home fixture against Albacete Balompié, to a rapturous ovation. Although he played in only 12 matches in the campaign, he aided the colchoneros to an historic double, and retired altogether in 1998, after two stints in the lower leagues.

International career

Tomás earned 19 caps for the Spanish national team, and was selected for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1988 (both as a starter, as he appeared in seven complete matches – out of eight – combined).

His debut came on 20 November 1985, in a 0–0 friendly with Austria, in Zaragoza.

Honours

• La Liga: 1995–96
• Copa del Rey: 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96
• Supercopa de España: 1985
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 1985–86

Post-retirement

Reñones embraced a career in politics after retiring, being elected by Grupo Independiente Liberal (GIL, founded by longtime Atlético president Jesús Gil) to the Marbella city hall, in the sports departments.

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.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Tomás Reñones at National-Football-Teams.com
• Weltfussball profile (German)