Llorente was born in
Valladolid,
Castile and León. Following a brief youth spell at
Real Madrid he signed with neighbours
Atlético Madrid, being fairly used over two seasons. In summer 1987, he re-joined Real. Also being able to appear as a
forward, Llorente found it difficult to break into the starting XI, with
Míchel preferred in his natural position and
Hugo Sánchez and
Emilio Butragueño up front. In
1989–90, after the arrival of
John Toshack as
coach, Llorente found his playing time drastically cut; in his later years with the club, with
Benito Floro at the helm, he even saw some time as
right-back. He retired in 1998 after four top-flight seasons with lowly
SD Compostela, aged 33. ==International career==