Aureliano Torres Román (born 16 June 1982) is a Paraguayan former

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who last played for 12 de Octubre in the Paraguayan División Intermedia. At club level, Torres achieved the 2002 Emperor's Cup in

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, the Torneo Clausura of the 2006–07 Argentine Primera División and the 2012–13 Uruguayan Primera División of

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, and with Paraguay he achieved the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics Men's tournament and runners-up of the

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Club career

Torres was born in

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. In 2007 he joined

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and in his debut season the club won the

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tournament. In spite of that, he has not had a good relationship with the supporters, due to his lukewarm performances. Torres debuted for Sol de América in a 2–2 home draw against Club

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on 16 February 2014. He scored his first goal for Sol de América in a 2–1 home loss against

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on 24 August 2014. In 2015, he and Sol de América colleague

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both joined 12 de Octubre of the Division Intermedia.

International career

He scored two goals with Paraguay, the second against

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on 30 May 2010.

2004 Summer Olympics – Athens

Aged 22, Aureliano was selected by Paraguay U-23 coach

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for the 2004 Summer Olympics Men's tournament, wearing the number# 11 shirt. Torres had previously participated at the 2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament which saw Paraguay qualify for the Summer Olympics. Torres started in Paraguay's opening group-stage fixture against

on 12 August, where he played a full 90-minutes of the 4–3 win. Torres had a 25-yard full stretch shot saved by Japan's goal keeper

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, a few minutes later, Torres got another sight of goal when, from 20-years, he shot the ball into the top corner of the net in the 62nd minute. Torres then featured in Paraguay's second match, a 2–1 defeat against

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on 15 August. Torres again played a full 90-minutes in Paraguay's third group-stage fixture on 18 August, providing an inch-perfect cross in the 14th minute for Fredy Bareiro to head the only goal in the 1–0 win against

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, Torres received a yellow card in the 58th minute. Paraguay finished in first-place of Group B with six points, qualifying for the

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. Torres played in Paraguay's 3–2 quarter-final win against

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on 21 August. He then played another 90-minutes in Paraguay's 3–1 semi-final win against

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on 24 August. Torres played a full 90-minutes in the final, a 1–0 loss against

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on 28 August, Torres received his second yellow card of the tournament in the 72nd minute. Upon finishing runners-up, Paraguay went on to claim silver-medals.

Honours

Club

Kyoto Sanga *

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(1):

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San Lorenzo * Torneo de Apertura (1):

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Peñarol *

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(1): 2012–13

International

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(1):

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(1): Runner–up

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Individual

* Domingo Martínez de Irala medal (1): 2010 * Condecoración Especial (1): 2010

References

External links

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Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Aureliano 1982 births Living people Paraguayan footballers Paraguay international footballers Paraguayan expatriate footballers Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Paraguay Olympic silver medalists for Paraguay Club Sol de América footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Irapuato F.C. footballers Real Murcia players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Club Guaraní players Peñarol players 12 de Octubre Football Club players Segunda División players Paraguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Uruguayan Primera División players Liga MX players Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Japan Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Uruguay 2004 Copa América players 2007 Copa América players 2011 Copa América players 2010 FIFA World Cup players Sportspeople from Luque Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Association football defenders