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Christian Torres (footballer, born 1969)

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Christian Torres
Personal information
Full name Christian Carlos Torres Hidalgo
Date of birth (1969-09-05) 5 September 1969 (age 55)
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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Christian Torres :: Christian Torres Hidalgo ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Campaña actual de Christian Torres" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Planteles Históricos: 1990". Club Deportes Puerto Montt (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Universidad de Chile 1991 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "La Serena 1992 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  7. ^ "O'Higgins 1995 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e Trayectoria en el Extranjero: Christian Torres Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior on Facebook (in Spanish)
  9. ^ a b c d (Mediotiempo) Lado B de Christian Torres on YouTube (in Spanish)
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