Turu Flores

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Turu Flores

| image =

| fullname = José Oscar Flores Bringas

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|5|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1990–1996

| years2 = 1996–1998

| years3 = 1998–2002

| years4 = 2001–2002

| years5 = 2002–2003

| years6 = 2003–2004

| years7 = 2004–2005

| years8 = 2006

| years9 = 2007

| clubs1 = Vélez Sarsfield

| clubs2 = Las Palmas

| clubs3 = Deportivo La Coruña

| clubs4 = → Valladolid (loan)

| clubs5 = Mallorca

| clubs6 = Ciudad Murcia

| clubs7 = Independiente

| clubs8 = Aldosivi

| clubs9 = Lyn

| caps1 = 153

| caps2 = 68

| caps3 = 84

| caps4 = 8

| caps5 = 12

| caps6 = 22

| caps7 = 19

| caps8 = 15

| caps9 = 0

| totalcaps = 381

| goals1 = 45

| goals2 = 35

| goals3 = 22

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 3

| goals7 = 4

| goals8 = 6

| goals9 = 0

| totalgoals = 116

| nationalyears1 = 1994

| nationalteam1 = Argentina

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2009–2013

| manageryears2 = 2014

| manageryears3 = 2015

| managerclubs1 = Vélez Sarsfield (assistant)

| managerclubs2 = Vélez Sarsfield

| managerclubs3 = Defensa y Justicia

}}

José Oscar "Turu" Flores Bringas (born 16 May 1971) is an Argentine retired professional footballer who played as a striker, and is a manager.

He started his professional career with Vélez Sarsfield in his native country, winning seven titles during the club's successful 1990s era. He then spent the following eight years in Spain – 194 league matches and 61 goals both major levels combined, mainly with Deportivo – and also played twice for the Argentina national team.

Playing career

Born in Buenos Aires, Flores started his career with Vélez Sarsfield in 1990, going on to play a major part in their most successful era in the mid-1990s. During his time at the club he won seven major titles, including three national championships, the 1994 edition of the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup.

In 1996, Flores joined Las Palmas in the Spanish second division for a then-record sum spent by any club in that tier, 500 million pesetas.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1996/07/24/pagina-54/1312948/pdf.html|title=Las Palmas sigue con su desembolso|trans-title=Las Palmas keep spending|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=24 July 1996|access-date=6 June 2014}} He scored 21 goals in his second season,{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1998/04/05/pagina-32/393955/pdf.html|title=Las Palmas se vale de los goles del Turu|trans-title=Las Palmas hang on to Turu's goals|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=5 April 1998|access-date=6 June 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1998/04/09/pagina-27/386703/pdf.html|title=El Las Palmas se acerca al ascenso|trans-title=Las Palmas near promotion|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=9 April 1998|access-date=6 June 2014}} helping the Canary Islands team qualify for the promotion/relegation playoffs, eventually lost to Real Oviedo (4–3 on aggregate).

After his performances, Flores joined Deportivo de La Coruña also in the country, alongside teammate Manuel Pablo.{{cite news|url=https://www.laprovincia.es/deportes/2011/12/14/turu-flores-pasiones/423036.html|title=Turu Flores, entre dos pasiones|trans-title=Turu Flores, between two passions|publisher=La Provincia|language=es|date=14 December 2011|access-date=20 November 2018}} He formed an efficient striker partnership with Portuguese Pauleta first and Dutch Roy Makaay after,{{cite news|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/1999/diciembre/05/deportes/deportivo.html|title=El Deportivo asegura el liderato con tres goles en 15 minutos|trans-title=Deportivo confirm first place with three goals in 15 minutes|publisher=El Mundo|language=es|date=5 December 1999|access-date=6 June 2014}} as the Galicians won the first La Liga title in their history in 2000; on 6 February of that year, he only needed 21 minutes on the pitch after coming on as a substitute for Djalminha to contribute to a 5–2 home crushing of Real Madrid.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2000/02/07/pagina-22/664380/pdf.html|title=El líder humilla al Madrid|trans-title=Leaders humiliate Madrid|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=7 February 2000|access-date=6 June 2014}}

Flores then played for Real Valladolid, Mallorca{{cite news|url=http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2002/08/30/actualidad/1030692112_850215.html|title=El delantero del Mallorca Albert Luque ficha por el Deportivo|trans-title=Mallorca forward Albert Luque signs for Deportivo|publisher=El País|language=es|date=30 August 2002|access-date=6 May 2016}} and Ciudad Murcia – the latter in the second level – with very little impact. In 2004, the 33-year-old returned to Argentina with Independiente.

In 2006, while at Aldosivi in his homeland's division two, Flores announced his retirement from football only to join Lyn in Norway in March of the following year, being joined in that adventure by compatriot Matías Almeyda.[http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2007/03/26/futbol/1174923284.html Almeyda y el 'Turu' Flores regresan al fútbol en la Liga noruega (Almeyda and Turu Flores return to football in the Norwegian League)]; El Mundo, 26 March 2007 {{in lang|es}}[http://www.notasdefutbol.com/2007/03/27-la-aventura-noruega-del-turu-flores La aventura noruega del Turu Flores (Turu Flores' Norwegian adventure)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017055220/http://www.notasdefutbol.com/2007/03/27-la-aventura-noruega-del-turu-flores|date=17 October 2007}}; Notas de Fútbol, 27 March 2007 {{in lang|es}} While with the Oslo side he only played 45 minutes of a first-round cup match,[http://www.lynfotball.net/Lyn_Spiller.asp?ID=128 Jose Oscar Flores]; at Lyn Fotball {{in lang|no}} and retired altogether shortly after.

Coaching career

Flores returned to Vélez in 2009, being appointed Ricardo Gareca's assistant coach. On 26 December 2013, he became the manager.{{cite web|url=http://www.velezsarsfield.com.ar/futbol/notas/2013/12/26/224454.html|title=El Turu Flores es el DT|trans-title=Turu Flores is the HC|publisher=Vélez Sarsfield|language=es|date=26 December 2013|access-date=27 December 2013}}

Honours

=Player=

Vélez

Argentine Primera División: 1993 Clausura, 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura
Copa Libertadores: 1994
Intercontinental Cup: 1994
Copa Interamericana: 1994
Supercopa Sudamericana: 1996

Deportivo

Mallorca

Copa del Rey: 2002–03

=Manager=

Vélez

Supercopa Argentina: 2013

References

External links

[http://www.velezsarsfield.com.ar/futbol/plantel/perfil/55-jflores.shtml Vélez official profile] {{in lang|es}}
{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120614191252/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=4285&SEOFutbolista=Flores+Jose+Oscar Argentine League statistics at Fútbol XXI]}} {{in lang|es}}
{{BDFutbol|1549|Turu Flores}}
{{NFT player|9800|name=Turu Flores}}

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