| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 December 1939 | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1962-1963 | Deportivo Municipal | |||||||||||||
| 1965 | The Strongest | |||||||||||||
| 1966-1969 | Deportivo Municipal | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1961-1969 | Bolivia | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Alberto Arturo Torres (born 21 December 1939) is a former Bolivian footballer. He was part of Bolivia's squad that won the 1963 South American Championship on home soil. [1]
Torres got his first cap with Bolivia on 15 July 1961 against Uruguay for the 1st leg of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification. [2] He also play the 2nd leg on 30 July, also against Uruguay. [3]
He was selected in Bolivia's squad for the 1963 South American Championship, playing only one game against Ecuador on 10 March [1] as Bolivia won the tournament, its first and only Copa America.
In July and August 1965, he played four 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification games, against Paraguay and Argentina.[ citation needed ]
His eighth and last cap for Bolivia was on 17 August 1969 against Peru for the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification.[ citation needed ]
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