Jordi Tarrés (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tarrésand the second or maternal family name is Páramo.

Jordi Tarrés

Tarrés with Lee Man in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Jordi Tarrés Páramo [1]
Date of birth	(1981-03-16) 16 March 1981 (age 43) [1]
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain [1]
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Kitchee (technical director)
Youth career
	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1999	Igualada	2	(0)
1999–2002	Espanyol B	25	(2)
2001	→ Cornellà (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)
2016–2017	→ Rangers (loan)	18	(13)
2017–2018	→ Lee 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)
2022–2024	Lee Man (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jordi Tarrés Páramo (alternately Jorge Tarrés Páramo, ^{[2] [3]} Chinese :佐迪; born 16 March 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently technical director of Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee's academy.

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

Spain

Tarrés was born in Barcelona, Catalonia to Isidoro Tarrés, a footballer who represented FC Barcelona amongst other clubs. ^{[4] [5] [6]} The son was a youth product of Espanyol and also appeared for its reserves in the third level, ^[7] mostly representing teams in his native region.

In his country, Tarrés never competed in higher than Segunda División B, starting off with Igualada in the Tercera División. In the former tier he played with Sabadell, Hércules, Terrassa and Lorca Deportiva. ^[8]

Kitchee

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. ^[9] 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. ^[10]

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. ^[11] The following day, Kitchee general manager Ken Ng confirmed that he had signed a new two-year contract.

From 2016 to 2018, Tarrés served season-long loans at fellow Premier League sides Rangers and Lee Man. ^[12] On 9 January 2018, he was recalled by Kitchee ahead of their 2018 AFC Champions League campaign. ^[13]

On 25 May 2019, it was announced that the 38-year-old Tarrés would be leaving the Mong Kok Stadium after nine years. ^[14]

Lee Man

Tarrés returned to Lee Man on 19 July 2019, rejoining the club after his previous loan stint. ^[15] On 11 October 2020, having become a UEFA Pro Licence holder, ^[16] he announced his retirement and was named their assistant coach. ^[17]

Return to Kitchee

Tarrés returned to Kitchee in July 2024, being appointed technical director of the football academy. ^[18]

International career

Tarrés received his Hong Kong passport in October 2017 at the age of 36, alongside his compatriots Dani Cancela and Fernando Recio. ^[19] He made his debut for the national team on 5 October, scoring one goal in a 4–0 friendly win over Laos. ^[20]

Career statistics

Club

^{[21] [22]}

Club	Season	League			Cup [23]		Continental [24]		Other [25]		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

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Hong Kong [26]	2017	4	2
	2018	1	0
Total		5	2

International goals

Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tarrés goal. ^[26]

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

Kitchee ^[22]

• Hong Kong Premier League: 2014–15, 2017–18
• Hong Kong First Division: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2018–19
• Hong Kong FA Cup: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2018–19
• Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2017–18
• Hong Kong League Cup: 2011–12

Individual

• Hong Kong First Division Golden Boot: 2010–11
• Hong Kong First Division Team of the Year: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
• Hong Kong First Division Player of the Month: January 2012, May 2012, May 2013

References

1. Jordi Tarrés at WorldFootball.net
2. "Tarres Paramo, Jorge". Hong Kong Football Association . Retrieved 21 October 2012.
3. "AFC Champions League 2015 – Squad list". Asian Football Confederation . Retrieved 21 July 2015.
4. "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.
5. "港超聯 傑志佐迪：波政要分明". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
6. "Tarrés: Isidre Tarrés Caubet". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
7. Padilla, A. (25 February 2002). "Tarrés pone fin a la mala racha del Espanyol B" [Tarrés ends Espanyol B negative streak]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2013.
8. Re, Pedro (18 May 2008). "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 (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2013.
9. Garcia-Planas, Yaca (13 April 2011). "La historia de Jordi Tarrés: Esto no es un cuento chino" [The story of Jordi Tarrés: This is no Chinese tale]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2013.
10. "Kitchee are home and dry". The Standard . 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
11. 黎永淦 (2 May 2013). 5:0炒勇士 6場入18球. Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 May 2013.
12. "理文密密簽唔想再靠借？". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
13. "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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. Lai, Wing Kam (12 October 2020). "佐迪入波完美告別球員生涯". Wen Wei Po (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
17. 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.
18. "Kitchee confirm appointment of Jordi Tarrés as technical director". Kitchee SC. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
19. "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.
20. "International Friendly Match – Hong Kong 4:0 Laos". Hong Kong Football Association. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
21. "Jordi Tarrés: Jordi Tarrés Páramo". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
22. "Jordi Tarrés". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
23. Includes Copa del Rey, Hong Kong Senior Shield, Hong Kong FA Cup & Hong Kong League Cup
24. Includes AFC Cup & AFC Champions League
25. Includes promotion and relegation play-offs
26. "Jordi Tarrés – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

External links

• Jordi Tarrés at BDFutbol
• Jordi Tarrés at National-Football-Teams.com