Manuel Torres (footballer, born 1978)

Manuel Vicente Torres Morales (born 25 November 1978) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Panameña de Fútbol club Universitario.

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) 25 November 1978
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Universitario
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Árabe Unido 135 (61)
2004–2012 San Francisco 176 (23)
2012–2015 Plaza Amador 98 (5)
2016 San Francisco
2016–2019 Independiente
2020 Universitario 7 (0)
2022– Universitario 23 (0)
International career
2000–2009 Panama 35 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:31, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Torres was born in Panama City, Panama. 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 eight 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 six 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.

Career statistics
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 January 2000Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Guatemala2–04–1Friendly match

Honors

San Francisco

Individual

  • ANAPROF best midfielder: 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 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  5. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF


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