Lorena López: Cristian Tello's Wife, Wedding and Daughters
Lorena López married Cristian Tello in summer 2024, seven years after he proposed. Their story, their three daughters and his 2026 retirement.
Lorena López is the wife of the Spanish former winger Cristian Tello, whose career took him from Barcelona to Real Betis, Los Angeles FC and the Gulf. According to Hola, the couple married at the start of summer 2024 at the Castillo de San Marcial in Sardañola del Vallés, seven years after Tello proposed in 2017. They have three daughters. Tello announced his retirement from professional football in early September 2026, at 35, so the "Real Betis star" our old article described is now a former player.
Lorena keeps a low profile. We could not find an interview she has given, a public job, or a confirmed public Instagram account, so this article sticks to what reputable outlets and the couple themselves have made public. Where something is not known, we say so instead of guessing.
Who is Cristian Tello's wife?
Cristian Tello is married to Lorena López. Hola, the Spanish celebrity magazine, reported the wedding on 2 July 2024. The ceremony took place at the Castillo de San Marcial, a castle in Sardañola del Vallés, in Catalonia, which Hola says has belonged to the same family for centuries and where tennis player Arantxa Sánchez Vicario also once married. Hola's headline highlights fireworks, LED suits and large animals among the details of the celebration, so it was far from the low-key private ceremony our earlier version of this article described.
The proposal came earlier. Hola reports that Tello asked Lorena to marry him in 2017, going on stage at an Antonio José concert to surprise her. That was the same year he left Barcelona for Real Betis.
We do not know the exact date of the wedding, because the sources we found say only that it was at the start of summer. We also do not know how or when the couple met. Our previous text said they began dating in 2007, when he was 16 and she was 15, but we could not find a reputable source for that, so we have removed it. What the sources do show is an engagement in 2017, a wedding in 2024 and three daughters.
Who is Lorena López?
Lorena López is a private person who is known publicly almost only as Cristian Tello's wife. Hola's wedding report is the main reputable source about her. It gives no profession, no birth date and no details about her family, and we did not find those facts elsewhere in reliable media.
For that reason this article does not state her age, her height, her weight, her net worth or her education. Earlier versions of this page listed all of those, but none of them came from a source we could verify, and we would rather leave a gap than repeat a guess. The same goes for her family: nothing about her parents or siblings has been published by a reliable outlet.
About her Instagram: our old article gave a handle and a follower count. We cannot confirm that the account is hers or public, so we do not link it. If Lorena ever shares an official account, we will add it.
Cristian Tello and Lorena López's daughters
Cristian Tello and Lorena López have three daughters, according to Hola's 2024 wedding report. The magazine names them, but we are not using the names or birth years here because we could not confirm that the parents published them, and the figures in Hola's list are not consistent with each other. Our old article also gave birth years that we could not check.
Who is Cristian Tello?
Cristian Tello Herrera was born on 11 August 1991 in Sabadell, Catalonia, and is 35 as of November 2026. He is a former winger and forward who came through the Barcelona youth system. He announced his retirement in early September 2026, after a career spanning six countries. Gulf News counts 512 senior appearances and 91 goals in club football (Wikipedia lists slightly different appearance totals, about 500).
Career timeline
- 2002 to 2008: Barcelona youth teams, with a loan to CF Damm in 2007-08.
- 2008 to 2010: Espanyol youth system, then Espanyol B in 2010.
- 2010 to 2012: Barcelona Atlètic (the B team).
- January 2012: La Liga debut for Barcelona's first team. He played for the club until 2017 and won La Liga (2012-13), the Copa del Rey (2011-12) and the Supercopa de España (2013).
- 2014 to 2016: Loan at Porto, where he was named the players' union (SJPF) Player of the Month for March 2015.
- 2016 to 2017: Loan at Fiorentina.
- 2017 to 2022: Real Betis, 172 appearances and 24 goals in all competitions, and the Copa del Rey in 2021-22.
- 2022: Los Angeles FC, who won the MLS Cup and the Supporters' Shield that season.
- 2023 to 2024: Al-Fateh (Saudi Arabia), 15 league goals in 44 league games.
- 2024 to 2025: Al-Orobah (Saudi Arabia).
- 2025 to 2026: Palm City FC in the UAE Second Division, his last club, which won that league in 2025-26. English Wikipedia lists four league appearances for him at Palm City.
All of the figures above are from English Wikipedia, except the totals and retirement details, which are from Gulf News. Gulf News said Tello played under Pep Guardiola at Barcelona, stayed when Tito Vilanova took over, and had good chemistry with Lionel Messi.
Spain national team
Tello won the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with Spain and played at the 2012 Olympics. He earned one cap for the senior team, a friendly against Ecuador on 14 August 2013.
Retirement
Tello announced his retirement in a statement on X, with a video of his goals and clubs. In the statement, reported by Gulf News, he wrote:
Today is one of those difficult days of my life. The time has come to say goodbye to professional football.
— Cristian Tello
He closed by thanking former clubs, friends and his family for their support.
Quick facts
- Cristian Tello: born 11 August 1991 in Sabadell, Spain; age 35 (November 2026); retired from professional football in September 2026.
- Wife: Lorena López. Wedding reported by Hola on 2 July 2024; proposal in 2017.
- Children: three daughters (names not confirmed as published by the parents).
- Last club: Palm City FC (UAE Second Division), 2025-26.
- Biggest honours: La Liga 2012-13, Copa del Rey with Barcelona (2011-12) and Betis (2021-22), MLS Cup 2022.
- Lorena López's age, job and net worth: not published by reliable sources.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Cristian Tello's wife?
Lorena López. Hola reported their wedding at the Castillo de San Marcial, in Sardañola del Vallés, in July 2024.
Are Cristian Tello and Lorena López married?
Yes, according to Hola. We did not find a reputable report of a separation.
How many children do Cristian Tello and Lorena López have?
Three daughters, per Hola's 2024 article. We do not list names or birth dates.
Is Cristian Tello still playing?
No. He announced his retirement in early September 2026 at the age of 35. His last club was Palm City FC in the UAE.
How old is Lorena López?
Her age has not been published by a reliable source, so we do not give one.
What is Cristian Tello's net worth?
No reputable outlet has published it. Earlier versions of this page quoted figures we could not source.
Does Lorena López have a public Instagram account?
We could not confirm one. The account named in our earlier article could not be verified.
More about footballers and their partners
Defender Marc Bartra also played for both Barcelona and Real Betis, and we profile Marc Bartra's ex-wife Melissa Jiménez. For Tello's former Barcelona team-mate, see our report on Messi becoming the World Cup's all-time top scorer.
