In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is González.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) was a Mexican footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Mexico national team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Career
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. He also participated in the first match held at Estadio Jalisco on 31 January 1960.
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.
References
- "Quién era el Pistache Torres, leyenda del Atlas que se negó a morir hasta verlo campeón" (in Spanish). Infobae. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland Archived 18 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Esquivel, Rigoberto J. (15 April 2010). "Un 'Pistache' rojinegro, pero cerca de ser Chiva" ['Pistachio' was a red-and-black, but almost was a Chiva] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo.
- "El Jalisco cumple 50 años" [The Jalisco turns 50] (in Spanish). El Informador. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- García, Jaime (1 February 2010). "Alfredo "Pistache" Torres abrió la gloria en el Estadio Jalisco" [Alfredo "Pistachio" Torres opened the glory at the Jalisco Stadium] (in Spanish). El Occidental.
- Rosas, Sergio Luis (13 April 2011). "Recuerdos del Ayer" [Memories of yesterday] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón.
External links
- Alfredo Torres – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Alfredo Torres – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Alfredo Torres at WorldFootball.net
| Mexico squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup | ||
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- 1935 births
- 2022 deaths
- Sportspeople from Zapopan, Jalisco
- Mexican men's footballers
- Footballers from Jalisco
- Men's association football forwards
- Mexico men's international footballers
- 1954 FIFA World Cup players
- Liga MX players
- Atlas F.C. footballers
- Mexican football managers
- Atlas F.C. managers
- 20th-century Mexican sportsmen