Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel Ángel Torres Quintana | ||
Date of birth | 17 January 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Universitario | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2002 | Universitario | 24 | (0) |
2003 | Coronel Bolognesi | 29 | (1) |
2004 | Sport Boys | 25 | (2) |
2005–2006 | Cienciano | 84 | (1) |
2007–2014 | Universitario | 137 | (6) |
2015–2016 | Ayacucho FC | 12 | (1) |
2016 | Club Atlético Torino | 9 | (0) |
International career | |||
2008–2009 | Peru | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2011 |
Miguel Angel Torres Quintana (born 17 January 1982) is a Peruvian former footballer who played, as a winger.
Torres started out with Universitario and played for two years. He then went to Coronel Bolognesi for a year. He then played two years for Sport Boys and finally played for Cienciano before returning to Universitario in 2007. In 2007, he did not play regularly. However, in 2008 he became part of the starting line-up and played the right-wing midfield with a lot of success due to his speed and stamina.
Torres has made five appearances for the Peru national football team. [1]
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