Jordi Tarrés (footballer)

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Jordi Tarrés
Tarrés with Lee Man in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jordi Tarrés Páramo
Date of birth (1981-03-16) 16 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Lee Man (assistant)
Youth career
Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Igualada 2 (0)
1999–2002 Espanyol B 25 (2)
2001Cornellà (loan) 20 (8)
2002–2004 Sabadell 73 (26)
2004–2005 Hércules 15 (3)
2005–2007 Terrassa 62 (11)
2007–2008 Lorca Deportiva 28 (2)
2008–2009 Espanyol B 19 (10)
2009–2010 Hospitalet 20 (12)
2010–2019 Kitchee 100 (50)
2016–2017Rangers (loan) 18 (13)
2017–2018Lee Man (loan) 3 (1)
2019–2020 Lee Man 7 (1)
Total 392 (139)
International career
2017–2018 Hong Kong 5 (2)
2018 Hong Kong U23 4 (2)
2006 Catalonia 1 (0)
Managerial career
2020–2021 Lee Man (assistant)
2022– Lee Man (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jordi Tarrés Páramo (alternately Jorge Tarrés Páramo,[1][2] Chinese: 佐迪; born 16 March 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward, currently assistant manager of Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.

He spent most of his professional career with Kitchee in Hong Kong after signing in 2010, eventually going on to represent that national team in 2017. He amassed Segunda División B totals of 203 games and 44 goals over eight seasons during his spell in his native Spain.

Club career[edit]

Spain[edit]

Tarrés was born in Barcelona, Catalonia to Isidoro Tarrés, a footballer who played for FC Barcelona amongst other clubs.[3][4][5] The son was a youth product of Espanyol and also appeared for its reserves in the third level,[6] mostly representing teams in his native region.

In his country, Tarrés never competed in higher than Segunda División B, starting off with Igualada in Tercera División. In the former tier he played with Sabadell, Hércules, Terrassa and Lorca Deportiva.[7]

Kitchee[edit]

Tarrés signed for Kitchee on 26 July 2010, being the second Spaniard to join the Hong Kong side after Fernando Recio. In his first season the club won the First Division League after 47 years, and he was also crowned top scorer alongside Makhosonke Bhengu of Fourway Athletics.[8] He also scored four goals in the 2012 AFC Cup group stage, helping the team to win their group and progress to the last-16 stage of the tournament.[9]

On 1 May 2013, Tarrés scored a hat-trick against Warriors to become top scorer in the 2013 AFC Cup group stage with ten goals, finding the net in at all group-stage games and equalling Julius Akosah's record for a Hong Kong club in the same competition.[10] The following day, Kitchee general manager Ken Ng confirmed that he had signed a new two-year contract with the club.

From 2016 to 2018, Tarrés served season-long loans at fellow Premier League sides Rangers and Lee Man.[11] On 9 January 2018, he was recalled by Kitchee ahead of their 2018 AFC Champions League campaign.[12]

On 25 May 2019, it was announced that the 38-year-old Tarrés would be leaving the Mong Kok Stadium after nine years.[13]

Lee Man[edit]

Tarrés returned to Lee Man on 19 July 2019, rejoining the club after his previous loan stint.[14] On 11 October 2020, having become a UEFA Pro Licence holder,[15] he announced his retirement and was named their assistant coach.[16]

International career[edit]

Tarrés received his Hong Kong passport in October 2017 at the age of 36, alongside his compatriots Dani Cancela and Fernando Recio.[17] He made his debut for the national team on 5 October, scoring one goal in a 4–0 friendly win over Laos.[18]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

[19][20]

Club Season League Cup[21] Continental[22] Other[23] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Espanyol B 2000–01 Segunda División B 6 0 0 0 6 0
2001–02 19 2 1 0 20 2
Total 25 2 1 0 26 2
Sabadell 2002–03 Segunda División B 36 15 0 0 0 0 36 15
2003–04 37 11 3 2 2 1 42 14
Total 73 26 3 2 2 1 78 29
Hércules 2004–05 Segunda División B 15 3 0 0 15 3
Terrassa 2005–06 32 6 1 0 33 6
2006–07 30 5 1 0 31 5
Total 62 11 2 0 64 11
Lorca 2007–08 Segunda División B 28 2 0 0 28 2
Espanyol B 2008–09 Tercera División 19 10 19 10
Hospitalet 2009–10 20 12 1 0 21 12
Kitchee 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division 15 12 3 0 18 12
2011–12 16 9 4 2 7 4 27 15
2012–13 13 7 6 0 9 12 28 19
2013–14 17 9 5 2 6 3 28 14
2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League 15 7 8 5 11 2 34 14
2015–16 10 3 7 4 6 2 17 7
Total 86 47 33 13 33 21 152 81
Rangers (loan) 2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League 18 13 2 0 20 13
Lee Man (loan) 2017–18 3 1 3 0 6 1
Kitchee 4 1 0 0 3 0 7 1
2018–19 10 2 4 1 5 2 19 5
Total 14 3 4 1 8 2 26 6
Lee Man 2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League 7 1 3 0 10 1
Career total 370 131 51 16 41 23 3 1 465 171

International[edit]

National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong[24] 2017 4 2
2018 1 0
Total 5 2

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tarrés goal.[24]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 October 2017 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Laos 1–0 4–0 Friendly
2. 10 October 2017 Hong Kong Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong  Malaysia 1–0 2–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours[edit]

Kitchee[20]

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tarres Paramo, Jorge". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  2. ^ "AFC Champions League 2015 – Squad list". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Isidre Tarrés ja pensa en el seu nou Igualada" [Isidre Tarrés already thinking about his new Igualada] (in Catalan). Futbol Catalunya. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  4. ^ "港超聯 傑志佐迪:波政要分明" (in Chinese). Oriental Daily News. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Tarrés: Isidre Tarrés Caubet". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  6. ^ Tarrés pone fin a la mala racha del Espanyol B (Tarrés ends Espanyol B negative streak); Diario AS, 25 February 2002 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El Lorca despide la temporada ante un Ceuta que aún puede ser primero (Lorca say goodbye to season against a Ceuta who can still finish first); La Verdad, 18 May 2008 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ La historia de Jordi Tarrés: Esto no es un cuento chino (The story of Jordi Tarrés: This is no Chinese tale); Mundo Deportivo, 13 April 2011 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Kitchee are home and dry Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine; The Standard, 10 May 2012
  10. ^ 黎永淦 (2 May 2013). 5:0炒勇士 6場入18球 (in Chinese). Oriental Daily News. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  11. ^ "理文密密簽唔想再靠借?" (in Chinese). Oriental Daily News. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  12. ^ "傑志主場首戰對手欲組國腳級防線 全北汽車向江蘇蘇寧提出借洪正好" (in Chinese). Upower. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  13. ^ Yuen, Chi Ho (25 May 2019). "列斯奧佐迪結束9年傑志生涯 林柱機指新東家野心大" (in Chinese). HK01. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  14. ^ Yung, Yat Fu (19 July 2019). "理文新球季引入3大經驗老將 實行「以老帶新」聯賽站穩陣腳" [Lee Man present 3 experienced veterans for the new season] (in Chinese). Upower. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  15. ^ Lai, Wing Kam (12 October 2020). "佐迪入波完美告別球員生涯" (in Chinese). Wen Wei Po. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  16. ^ Yuen, Chi Ho (11 October 2020). "佐迪告別21載職業生涯 入球是習慣 卻沒料過是最後一次" [Hong Kong Super League | Jordi bids farewell to his 21-year career "Goal is a habit" but unfortunately this will be the last] (in Chinese). HK01. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Spanish-born Jorge Tarres condemns violence in Catalonia as he eyes Hong Kong debut in Asian Cup qualifier". South China Morning Post. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  18. ^ "International Friendly Match – Hong Kong 4:0 Laos". Hong Kong Football Association. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Jordi Tarrés: Jordi Tarrés Páramo". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  20. ^ a b "Jordi Tarrés". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  21. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Hong Kong Senior Shield, Hong Kong FA Cup & Hong Kong League Cup
  22. ^ Includes AFC Cup & AFC Champions League
  23. ^ Includes Promotion and relegation play-offs
  24. ^ a b "Jordi Tarrés – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

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