Christian Torres (footballer, born 1969)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Carlos Torres Hidalgo | ||
Date of birth | 5 September 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Llanquihue, Chile | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Deportes Puerto Montt | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1991 | Deportes Puerto Montt | (9) | |
1991 | Universidad de Chile | 4 | (0) |
1992–1993 | Deportes La Serena | 30 | (1) |
1993 | Millonarios | (1) | |
1994 | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
1995 | O'Higgins | 19 | (0) |
1996–1997 | León | 44 | (17) |
1998 | América | 37 | (10) |
1999 | Monterrey | 14 | (7) |
2000 | León | 10 | (1) |
2001 | Guaraní | ||
2001 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Christian Carlos Torres Hidalgo (born 5 September 1969) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Paraguay.[1]
Club career
[edit]A product of the Deportes Puerto Montt youth system,[2] he made appearances for the club in the Segunda División until 1991.[3] Then, he moved to Universidad de Chile in 1991,[4] where he played alongside Franz Arancibia.[5] In his homeland, he also played for Deportes La Serena[6] and O'Higgins.[7]
From 1993 to 1994 he played in Colombia for both Millonarios, where he scored one goal, and Cúcuta Deportivo in the top level.[8]
From 1996 to 2000 he played in Mexico for León, América and C.F. Monterrey. In América, he coincided with players such as Leonardo Rodríguez, Rodrigo Valenzuela and Cuauhtémoc Blanco.[9] As a member of Monterrey, he made appearances in the 1999 Copa Libertadores.[8]
In 2001 he played for Paraguayan club Guaraní.[8]
His last club was Deportes Puerto Montt in 2001, where he coincided with well-known players such as Esteban Valencia, José Luis Sánchez and Nelson Tapia.[8]
Personal life
[edit]He is nicknamed Kitita since he was a child, as his grandmother called him.[9]
His father was a musician and his mother died when he was 9 years old.[9]
After his retirement, he emigrated to Mexico and has developed a career in sport management,[8] working mainly with children.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Christian Torres :: Christian Torres Hidalgo ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Campaña actual de Christian Torres" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Planteles Históricos: 1990". Club Deportes Puerto Montt (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Universidad de Chile 1991 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Campos, César (18 July 2017). "Franz '"Otto" Arancibia: "Muchos creían que Panchito era mi hijo"". LUN (in Spanish). Las Últimas Noticias. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "La Serena 1992 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "O'Higgins 1995 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Trayectoria en el Extranjero: Christian Torres Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c d (Mediotiempo) Lado B de Christian Torres on YouTube (in Spanish)
External links
[edit]- Christian Torres at WorldFootball.net
- Christian Torres at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Christian Torres at PlaymakerStats.com
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Deportes Puerto Montt footballers
- Club Universidad de Chile footballers
- Deportes La Serena footballers
- Millonarios F.C. players
- Cúcuta Deportivo footballers
- O'Higgins F.C. footballers
- Club León footballers
- Club América footballers
- C.F. Monterrey players
- Club Guaraní players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Liga MX players
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay
- Men's association football forwards
- Naturalized citizens of Mexico
- People from Llanquihue Province
- Sportspeople from Los Lagos Region