Sergio Torres
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sergio Raul Torres | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Mar del Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Crawley Town | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2004 | Banfield (MdP) | ||
| 2004 | Molesey | ||
| 2004–2005 | Basingstoke Town | 69 | (10) |
| 2005–2008 | Wycombe Wanderers | 86 | (6) |
| 2008–2010 | Peterborough United | 24 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2010– | Crawley Town | 59 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sergio Raul Torres (born 8 November 1983) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Crawley Town. He was signed from Peterborough United in July 2010. He holds an Italian passport, since his grandmother was Italian.[2] He has previously played in his Argentinian homeland as well as for Basingstoke Town and Wycombe Wanderers.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Early Career
He began his career at Argentine minnows Banfield de Mar del Plata, but after two seasons he decided to leave the club. He funded his own trip to England in 2004 with the aim of impressing Brighton & Hove Albion during a two week trial.[2] Although Albion showed no more interest, he signed for non-league Molesey before moving on to Basingstoke Town later that year.[2] While at Basingstoke, Torres worked at Boots, stacking shelves in order to earn a living, and cycled to work.[2][3]
[edit] Wycombe Wanderers
In July 2005 Basingstoke Town played a pre-season friendly match against Wycombe Wanderers, during which Torres impressed then manager John Gorman and was offered a two-year contract.[2]
[edit] Peterborough United
In July 2008, Torres was signed by Peterborough United for a fee reported to be in excess of £100,000,[4] thereby moving up a division to League One.
He was transfer listed by the club following their promotion to the Championship[5] and subsequently joined Lincoln City on a one-month loan on 17 September 2009.[6]
[edit] Loan to Lincoln City
On 28 October 2009 Torres signed for Lincoln until January. He was transfer listed again by Peterborough at the end of the 2009–10 season.[7]
[edit] Crawley Town
In July 2010, Torres joined Crawley Town on a two-year contract. The transfer fee was not disclosed, but BBC Sport suggested that it was around £100,000.[8][9]
[edit] References
- ^ "Sergio Torres". Peterborough United. http://www.theposh.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10427~34521,00.html. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Barney Ronay (1 February 2008). "The Buckinghamshire Maradona in a league of his own". London: The Guardian. http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/02/01/the_buckinghamshire_maradona_i.html.
- ^ Dave Peters (25 January 2008). "'I just had an aeroplane ticket and a lot of hope'". Bucks Free Press. http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/display.var.1992305.0.0.php.
- ^ Alan Swann (10 July 2008). "Torres Signs For Posh". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/poshnews/Torres-signs-for-Posh.4274216.jp.
- ^ "'A dozen listed by Posh'". Sky Sports. 13 May 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11719_5320734,00.html.
- ^ "Torres joins Lincoln from Posh". BBC Sport. 17 September 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/8259620.stm. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
- ^ "Peterborough United transfer-list five players". BBC Sport. 5 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/8662134.stm. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Torres becomes a Red". Crawley Town F.C.. 8 July 2010. http://www.crawleytownfc.com/newsdetails.php?ID=1593. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ "Crawley Town sign Peterborough United's Sergio Torres". BBC Sport. 8 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/8797792.stm. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
[edit] External links
- Sergio Torres career stats at Soccerbase
- Guardian statistics
- Sergio Torres Basingstoke Town Profile
- ESPN Profile
- Sky Sports Profile
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- 1983 births
- People from Mar del Plata
- Living people
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Association football midfielders
- Argentine footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Basingstoke Town F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- Italian people of Argentine descent
- Conference National players
