Manuel Torres (Panamanian footballer)

For other people named Manuel Torres, see Manuel Torres (disambiguation).
Manuel Torres
Personal information
Full name Manuel Vicente Torres Morales
Date of birth (1978-11-25) November 25, 1978
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Plaza Amador
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998-2003 Árabe Unido 135 (16)
2004-2012 San Francisco 176 (23)
2012- Plaza Amador 98 (5)
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
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Morales.

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 Plaza Amador.

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
1 7 January 2000 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Guatemala 2–0 4–1 Friendly match

Honors

Club

Individual


References

  1. ↑ Plaza inicia pretemporada con varios refuerzos - PanamaFutbol (Spanish)
  2. ↑ REFUERZO DEL PLAZA AMADOR Nuevo placino de lujo - La Prensa (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Manuel Torres – FIFA competition record
  4. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
  5. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF


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