Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Alfredo Torres González | ||
Date of birth | (1935-05-31)31 May 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
Date of death | 10 November 2022(2022-11-10) (aged 87) | ||
Place of death | Guadalajara | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Imperio | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951–1970 | Atlas | ||
International career | |||
1953–1954 | Mexico | 5 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1971–1972 | Atlas | ||
1976–1977 | Atlas | ||
1978–1980 | Atlas | ||
1984–1985 | Atlas | ||
1986 | Atlas | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Juan Alfredo Torres González (31 May 1935 – 10 November 2022)[1] was a Mexican footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Mexico national team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[2]
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.[3] He also participated in the first match held at Estadio Jalisco on 31 January 1960.[4][5]
After he retired from playing football in 1970, Torres became a manager. He led Atlas on several occasions, helping the club gain promotion to the Primera in the 1971–72 and 1978–79 seasons.[6]
Atlas F.C. – managers
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