Manuel Torres (footballer, born 1978)

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Morales.
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)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Club Atlético Independiente de La Chorrera
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Árabe Unido 135 (61)
2004–2012 San Francisco 176 (23)
2012–2015 Plaza Amador 98 (5)
2015-acte c.a.i 87 (168)
International career‡
2000–2009 Panama 35 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2007
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2007

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.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 January 2000Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Guatemala2–04–1Friendly match

Honors

Club

  • ANAPROF (3): 2006, 2007 (A), 2008 (A)

Individual

  • Chosen best midfielder of ANAPROF in 2006

References
  1. Plaza inicia pretemporada con varios refuerzos - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  2. REFUERZO DEL PLAZA AMADOR Nuevo placino de lujo - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. Manuel Torres – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  5. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF


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