Manuel Torres (footballer, born 1978)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Manuel Vicente Torres Morales | ||
Date of birth | November 25, 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Club Atlético Independiente de La Chorrera | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2003 | Árabe Unido | 135 | (16) |
2004–2012 | San Francisco | 176 | (23) |
2012–2015 | Plaza Amador | 98 | (5) |
2015-acte | c.a.i | 87 | (168) |
National team‡ | |||
2000–2009 | Panama | 35 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 June 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2007 |
Manuel Vicente Torres Morales (born 25 November 1978 in Panama City, Panama) is a football midfielder who currently plays in Panama for Liga Panameña de Fútbol team CAI.
Club career[]
He started his career at hometown club Árabe Unido and also played for San Francisco. Nicknamed el Cholo, he joined Plaza Amador in 2012[1] after 8 years with San Francisco.[2]
International career[]
Torres made his debut for Panama in a January 2000 friendly match against Guatemala, in which he immediately scored a goal, and has earned a total of 35 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2007[4] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[5]
His final international was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States.
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 January 2000 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly match |
Honors[]
Club
- ANAPROF (3): 2006, 2007 (A), 2008 (A)
Individual
- Chosen best midfielder of ANAPROF in 2006
References[]
- ^ Plaza inicia pretemporada con varios refuerzos - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
- ^ REFUERZO DEL PLAZA AMADOR Nuevo placino de lujo - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Manuel Torres – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
External links[]
- Manuel Torres at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - Plaza Amador
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Panama City
- Association football midfielders
- Panamanian footballers
- C.D. Árabe Unido players
- San Francisco F.C. players
- C.D. Plaza Amador players
- Panama international footballers
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Copa Centroamericana-winning players
- C.A. Independiente de La Chorrera players
- Panamanian football biography stubs