Alexandre Torres

Alexandre Torres
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alexandre Torres
Date of birth	22 August 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1980–1985	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1990	Fluminense
1991–1994	Vasco da Gama
1995–1999	Nagoya Grampus Eight
2000–2001	Vasco da Gama
Total
International career
1992	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Alexandre Torres (born 22 August 1966), known as Alexandre Torres, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a defender. His father is former footballer Carlos Alberto Torres.

Career

Club career

Torres played professionally in Brazil and Japan for Fluminense, Vasco da Gama and Nagoya Grampus Eight. At Nagoya Grampus he was signed by then manager Arsène Wenger, who seemed to recognise his agent's face from somewhere – bemused to find out it was his father and Brazil legend Carlos Alberto.^[1]

International career

Torres was called up to the Brazilian national squad in 1992, making one international appearance.^[2]

References

^ "'Gabriel not first Brazil centre back'". www.Arsenal.com. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
^ Alexandre Torres at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Player profile at SambaFoot.com
Alexandre Torres at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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[Gabriel_not_first_Brazil_centre_back-1] "'Gabriel not first Brazil centre back'". www.Arsenal.com. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-01-31.

[2] Alexandre Torres at National-Football-Teams.com

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