William Torres (footballer, born 1976) explained

William Torres Alegría
Full Name:William Jeovanny Torres Alegría
Birth Date:27 October 1976
Birth Place:San Miguel, El Salvador
Height:1.69 m
Position:Winger
Attacking midfielder
Years1:1992
Years2:1993–1994
Years3:1994 - 2000
Years4:2000 - 2001
Years5:2001 - 2002
Years6:2003 - 2005
Years7:2006
Years8:2006
Years9:2007 - 2010
Years10:2011
Years11:2012
Clubs1:C.D. Saprivas
Clubs2:Liberal
Clubs3:Dragón
Clubs4:Águila
Clubs5:FAS
Clubs6:Águila
Clubs7:Independiente Nacional 1906
Clubs8:Once Municipal
Clubs9:Águila
Clubs10:Dragón
Clubs11:Luis Ángel Firpo
Caps9:80
Goals5:3
Goals9:12
Nationalyears1:1999 - 2009
Nationalteam1:El Salvador
Nationalcaps1:33
Nationalgoals1:3

William Jeovanny Torres Alegría (born October 27, 1976) is a Salvadoran retired professional footballer who played as a winger or attacking midfielder.

Club career

Torres Alegría was born in San Miguel, El Salvador. He started his career at third division Saprivas before stepping up a division to play for Liberal in 1993. He then had a lengthy spell with Dragón with whom he made his debut in the top tier of local football. He joined Águila in 2000 where he would stay for another five years but for a year with FAS in between. After short spells at second division Independiente Nacional 1906 and at Once Municipal he rejoined Águila in 2007.[1]

Retirement and change of heart

In February 2011, William Torres announced his retirement from football for personal reasons,[2] but he signed with second level Dragón for the 2011 Apertura season. In January 2012 he moved to Luis Ángel Firpo.[3]

International career

Torres Alegría made his debut for El Salvador in an August 1999 friendly match against Greece and has earned a total of 33 caps, scoring 3 goals including his first one in an unofficial game against Honduras. He has represented his country in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2003[4] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[5]

His final international game was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Canada.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 February 2000 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 1-4 1-5 Friendly match (not full FIFA int.)
2 26 March 2008 RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States 4-0 4-0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 6 September 2008 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 5-0 5-0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://archivo.elgrafico.com/index.php?jgd=299 Profile
  2. http://www.elsalvador.com/mwedh/nota/nota_completa.asp?idCat=6429&idArt=5594014 Torres dejó el nido
  3. http://m.elgrafico.com/2012/01/03/tiempo-de-correcciones/ Torres Alegría firmó con el Firpo
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/03gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/09gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details