Juan Alfredo Torres González (31 May 1935 – 10 November 2022)[1] was a Mexican footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Mexico national team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Alfredo Torres González | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Date of death | 10 November 2022 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Guadalajara | ||
| 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 | |||
Career
editTorres 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.[3] He also participated in the first match held at Estadio Jalisco on 31 January 1960.[4][5]
After he retired from playing football in 1970, Torres became a manager. He led Atlas on several occasions, helping the club gain promotion to the Primera in the 1971–72 and 1978–79 seasons.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Quién era el Pistache Torres, leyenda del Atlas que se negó a morir hasta verlo campeón" (in Spanish). Infobae. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ 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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rosas, Sergio Luis (13 April 2011). "Recuerdos del Ayer" [Memories of yesterday] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón.
External links
edit- Alfredo Torres – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Alfredo Torres – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Alfredo Torres at WorldFootball.net