Diego Torres (footballer, born 1978) explained

Diego Torres
Fullname:Diego Torres Rodríguez
Birth Date:19 September 1978
Birth Place:Valladolid, Spain
Position:Striker
Years1:1998–1999
Years2:1999–2002
Years3:1999
Years4:2000–2001
Years5:2002–2003
Years6:2003
Years7:2003–2006
Years8:2006–2008
Years9:2008
Years10:2008–2010
Years11:2010–2011
Years12:2011–2012
Years13:2012–2013
Years14:2013–2014
Years15:2014–2018
Years16:2018–2022
Clubs3:Ontinyent (loan)
Clubs4:Sabadell (loan)
Clubs6:Novelda
Clubs7:Gimnàstic
Clubs9:Salamanca (loan)
Clubs10:Badalona
Clubs11:Barakaldo
Clubs13:UCAM Murcia
Clubs15:Palencia
Clubs16:Deportivo Betis
Caps1:1
Caps2:19
Caps3:14
Caps4:35
Caps5:19
Caps6:15
Caps7:111
Caps8:45
Caps9:9
Caps10:67
Caps11:35
Caps12:33
Caps13:19
Caps14:34
Caps15:114
Caps16:74
Totalcaps:644
Goals1:0
Goals2:2
Goals3:6
Goals4:19
Goals5:6
Goals6:6
Goals7:40
Goals8:10
Goals9:0
Goals10:10
Goals11:8
Goals12:13
Goals13:5
Goals14:12
Goals15:60
Goals16:42
Totalgoals:239

Diego Torres Rodríguez (born 19 September 1978) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Torres was born in Valladolid, Castile and León. His La Liga input consisted of seven minutes for CF Extremadura in a 1–0 win against RCD Mallorca, on 3 January 1999.[1]

Over five seasons, Torres amassed Segunda División totals of 103 matches and 21 goals, with Levante UD, Gimnàstic de Tarragona and UD Salamanca.[2] [3] After scoring a career-best 20 times to help the second club to promotion from Segunda División B in 2003–04[4] [5] he netted 12 the following campaign,[6] adding seven in 2005–06 as they returned to the top flight after 56 years as runners-up.[7] [8]

Torres continued to play well into his 40s, representing teams in the third tier but also in Tercera División and amateur football.[9] [10] [11] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Apagón del líder en Almendralejo. Leaders suffer blackout at Almendralejo. Mundo Deportivo. Pedro. García Chamizo. es. 4 January 1999. 18 January 2022.
  2. News: Mauri tiene ficha y Diego Torres se va al Salamanca. Mauri is registered and Diego Torres goes to Salamanca. Diario AS. Francisco José. Garrido. es. 12 January 2008. 18 January 2022.
  3. News: El Deportivo Palencia ficha al delantero Diego Torres. Deportivo Palencia sign forward Diego Torres. Diario Palentino. Alberto. Moreno. es. 17 July 2014. 18 January 2022.
  4. News: Nàstic: El gol más celebrado. Nàstic: The most-celebrated goal. Diari de Tarragona. Jaume. Aparicio López. es. 28 May 2015. 18 January 2022.
  5. Web site: El passat grana al FC Andorra. The grana past at FC Andorra. Portal Grana. Marc. Pérez. ca. 13 November 2020. 18 January 2022.
  6. News: Diego Torres, objetivo cadista para su ataque. Diego Torres, Cádiz want him for their offence. Diario AS. José. Grima. es. 24 June 2006. 18 January 2022.
  7. News: El Nástic de Tarragona regresa a Primera División 56 años después. Nástic de Tarragona return to Primera División 56 years later. Diario Sur. es. 3 June 2006. 18 January 2022.
  8. Web site: 14 anys de del Nàstic a la primera divisió. 14th anniversary of Nàstic's promotion to the first division. Tarragona Ràdio. ca. 3 June 2020. 18 January 2022.
  9. News: El UCAM ficha al delantero Diego Torres, ex del Ciudad de Murcia. UCAM sign forward Diego Torres, formerly of Ciudad de Murcia. La Verdad. es. 19 August 2012. 18 January 2022.
  10. News: El viento sopla a favor del CD Palencia. Wind blows in favour of CD Palencia. Diario de Burgos. José Daniel. Maté. es. 7 February 2016. 18 January 2022.
  11. News: El Betis es incapaz de reponerse. Betis cannot get their act together. El Norte de Castilla. Juan. Díez Regidor. es. 16 January 2022. 18 January 2022.