Christian Carlos Torres Hidalgo (born 5 September 1969) is a Chilean former professional

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who played as a

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for clubs in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Paraguay.

Club career

A product of the Deportes Puerto Montt youth system, he made appearances for the club in the

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until 1991. Then, he moved to Universidad de Chile in 1991, where he played alongside

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. In his homeland, he also played for Deportes La Serena and O'Higgins. From 1993 to 1994 he played in Colombia for both

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, where he scored one goal, and Cúcuta Deportivo in the top level.Trayectoria en el Extranjero: Christian Torres
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. In América, he coincided with players such as

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and Cuauhtémoc Blanco.(Mediotiempo) As a member of Monterrey, he made appearances in the

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. In 2001 he played for Paraguayan club Guaraní. His last club was Deportes Puerto Montt in 2001, where he coincided with well-known players such as

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, José Luis Sánchez and

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Personal life

He is nicknamed ''Kitita'' since he was a child, as his grandmother called him. His father was a musician and his mother died when he was 9 years old. After his retirement, he emigrated to Mexico and has developed a career in sport management, working mainly with children.

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at PlaymakerStats.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Christian 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