Miguel Torres (footballer, born 1982)

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Miguel Torres
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Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Torres Quintana
Date of birth (1982-01-17) 17 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Universitario
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Career

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]

Honours

Club

Universitario de Deportes

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References

  1. Pierrend, José Luis (28 May 2009). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 2 February 2009.