Alfredo Torres

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]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is González.
Alfredo Torres
Personal information
Full name Juan Alfredo Torres González
Date of birth (1931-05-31) 31 May 1931
Place of birth Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
– Imperio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1970 Atlas
National team
1953–1954 Mexico 5 (2)
Teams managed
1971–1972 Atlas
1976–1977 Atlas
1978–1980 Atlas
1984–1985 Atlas
1986 Atlas
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
  1. 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland Archived 18 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 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.
  3. "El Jalisco cumple 50 años" [The Jalisco turns 50] (in Spanish). El Informador. 29 January 2010.
  4. 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.
  5. Rosas, Sergio Luis (13 April 2011). "Recuerdos del Ayer" [Memories of yesterday] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreon.
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