Alfredo Torres
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Alfredo Torres González | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Imperio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1970 | Atlas | ||
| International career | |||
| 1953–1954 | Mexico | 5 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Atlas | ||
| 1976–1977 | Atlas | ||
| 1978–1980 | Atlas | ||
| 1984–1985 | Atlas | ||
| 1986 | Atlas | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Alfredo Torres González (born 31 May 1931, in La Experiencia, Zapopan, Jalisco) is a Mexican football forward, who played for Mexico in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Career
Torres began playing youth football with local side Club Imperio. He joined Club Atlas at age 16, and would spend nearly twenty years playing for the club.[2] He also participated in the first match held at Estadio Jalisco on 31 January 1960.[3][4]
After he retired from playing football in 1970, Torres became a manager. He led Atlas on several occasion, helping the club gain promotion to the Primera in the 1971–72 and 1978–79 seasons.[5]
References
- ^ 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland Archived 18 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Esquivel, Rigoberto J. (15 April 2010). "Un 'Pistache' rojinegro, pero cerca de ser Chiva" ['Pistachio' was a red-and-black, but almost was a Chiva] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo.
- ^ "El Jalisco cumple 50 años" [The Jalisco turns 50] (in Spanish). El Informador. 29 January 2010.
- ^ García, Jaime (1 February 2010). "Alfredo "Pistache" Torres abrió la gloria en el Estadio Jalisco" [Alfredo "Pistachio" Torres opened the glory at the Jalisco Stadium] (in Spanish). El Occidental.
- ^ Rosas, Sergio Luis (13 April 2011). "Recuerdos del Ayer" [Memories of yesterday] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreon.
External links
- Alfredo Torres – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Alfredo Torres – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Alfredo Torres at WorldFootball.net
