Alfredo Torres | |
Fullname: | Juan Alfredo Torres González |
Birth Date: | 31 May 1935 |
Birth Place: | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico |
Death Place: | Guadalajara |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Imperio |
Years1: | 1951–1970 |
Clubs1: | Atlas |
Nationalyears1: | 1953–1954 |
Nationalteam1: | Mexico |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Manageryears1: | 1971–1972 |
Managerclubs1: | Atlas |
Manageryears2: | 1976–1977 |
Managerclubs2: | Atlas |
Manageryears3: | 1978–1980 |
Managerclubs3: | Atlas |
Manageryears4: | 1984–1985 |
Managerclubs4: | Atlas |
Manageryears5: | 1986 |
Managerclubs5: | Atlas |
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]