Carlos Tornero López de Lerma (born 7 October 1984) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Playing career Born in San Vicente de Alcántara, Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, de Lerma began his career with CD Leganés, joining its youth system in 1995 at the age of 10. In 2005, he made his debut with the main squad in the Segunda División B, then continued his career at that level with Atlético Levante UD – being summoned by the first team for training but failing to appear in any official matches during his three-year stint – and AD Ceuta.La A.D. Ceuta incorpora a De Lerma del Levante B para suplir la baja de Angel Moreno (A.D. Ceuta add De Lerma from Levante B to cover for Angel Moreno's exit) ; Ceutaldia, 24 April 2008 (in Spanish)
De Lerma became captain in his second season at Ceuta,El domingo a las nueve y media (Sunday at 9:30); El Faro de Ceuta, 12 May 2010 (in Spanish) but left in June 2010 after terminating his contract, signing with Albacete Balompié of Segunda División.Fran Amado y De Lerma llegan a Albacete vía Ceuta (Fran Amado and De Lerma arrive at Albacete via Ceuta); Marca, 16 July 2010 (in Spanish) He made his debut in the competition on 29 August, as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw against AD Alcorcón.El Alcorcón suma su primer punto en Segunda (Alcorcón get first point in Segunda); Marca, 29 August 2010 (in Spanish)
On 20 July 2011, having appeared regularly with the Castilla–La Mancha side (14 starts, 1,479 minutes) but suffering relegation, de Lerma returned to his first club Leganés.El pepinero De Lerma vuelve a casa (Pepinero De Lerma returns home); CD Leganés, 20 July 2011 (in Spanish) He was first choice in his only campaign, but they could only finish in 12th position.El veterano De Lerma ficha por el Ebro (Veteran De Lerma signs for Ebro); Diario Aragonés, 8 September 2020 (in Spanish)
On 26 June 2012, de Lerma signed a contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, recently relegated to the third tier.Viale, Haro, Marcos i De Lerma, els primers fitxatges (Viale, Haro, Marcos and De Lerma, first signings) ; Gimnàstic Tarragona, 26 June 2012 (in Catalan) He made his competitive debut on 26 August, scoring the opening goal in a 1–1 home draw with Valencia CF Mestalla.Debut con empate (Debut with draw); Blog del Nàstic, 26 August 2012 (in Spanish)
De Lerma was released by Nàstic on 6 June 2013,De Lerma no seguirà al Gimnàstic de Tarragona (De Lerma will not continue with Gimnàstic de Tarragona); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 6 June 2013 (in Catalan) joining FC Cartagena of the same league the following month.El Cartagena anuncia los fichajes de Carlos De Lerma y Carlos David (Cartagena announce signings of Carlos de Lerma and Carlos David); Globedia, 17 July 2013 (in Spanish) He remained in the division subsequently, mainly with CD Toledo where he acted as captain.Carlos De Lerma no seguirá en el CD Toledo (Carlos De Lerma will not continue at CD Toledo); ABC, 20 June 2018 (in Spanish)Carlos de Lerma refuerza el centro del campo del Alcoyano (Carlos de Lerma bolsters Alcoyano midfield); Cadena COPE, 9 July 2018 (in Spanish)
Coaching career On 25 March 2025, having started as part of the backroom staff at Marbella FC, de Lerma became the Primera Federación club's third manager of the season after Fran Beltrán and Abel Segovia, signing a contract until 30 June. On 13 June, after managing to avoid relegation, he agreed to a new one-year deal, but was dismissed on 11 November.
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