Raymundo Torres (footballer)

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Raymundo Torres
Personal information
Full name Raymundo Torres Rangel
Date of birth (1984-12-19) 19 December 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2008 León 56 (7)
2008 Potros Chetumal 18 (2)
2008–2009 Atlante 4 (0)
2009–2010 Sinaloa 28 (3)
2010–2011 Durango 39 (3)
2011–2012 Correcaminos UAT 26 (3)
2012–2013 Atlante 6 (0)
2013 Mérida 6 (1)
2013–2014 Oaxaca 29 (6)
2014–2015 Atlante 5 (0)
2017–2018 Oaxaca 15 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raymundo Torres Rangel (born December 19, 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Torres began playing competitive football for Club León of his home state of Guanajuato in the Mexican third division at age 14. After playing at Club León in the second division for many years, Torres moved to Atlante, where he debuted in Primera División on 5 October 2008 in a 2–0 win over Pumas UNAM. [1] [2]

Torres played professionally for 16 seasons in various levels of Mexican football. He appeared in 256 competitive matches for León, Atlante, Dorados de Sinaloa, Alacranes de Durango, Correcaminos UAT, C.F. Mérida and Alebrijes de Oaxaca. [3] [4]

After he retired from playing, Torres began working in the youth academy of Chapulineros de Oaxaca. [3] [5]

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References

  1. ""Ray" Torres, emblema de los Alebrijes de Oaxaca" [“Ray” Torres, emblema de los Alebrijes de Oaxaca] (in Spanish). El Imparcial (Oaxaca). 18 October 2017.
  2. "En busca de otros aires" [In search of other airs]. am.com.mx (in Spanish). 5 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Ray Torres, un 'chapulín' de gran experiencia" [Ray Torres, a 'grasshopper' of great experience] (in Spanish). El Sol de León. 30 January 2020.
  4. "Confía Raymundo Torres en que León ganará la octava" [Raymundo Torres is confident that León will win the eighth]. am.com.mx (in Spanish). 13 December 2020.
  5. "De la mano del guanajuatense Raymundo Torres, la institución oaxaqueña tendrá casa en León" [Led by Raymundo Torres from Guanajuato, the Oaxacan institution will have a home in León] (in Spanish). El Sol de León. 12 June 2019.