David de la Torre García (born 16 March 1981) is a Mexican

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and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Bolivian club Royal Pari.

Playing career

Born in

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, de la Torre began his professional career with

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making his debut in the 2003 Verano tournament. He subsequently played for

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before moving to Colombian side

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in 2004. de la Torre returned to his home country with

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in the same year, before representing

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in the 2005 season. In 2006, after playing for Águilas Riviera Maya and Zacatepec, he retired.

Coaching career

After retiring, de la Torre worked as an assistant coach of the under-20 team of his former side

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, before moving to Bolivia in 2011 as manager of Real América. On 25 December of that year, he replaced

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at the helm of Real Mamoré. de la Torre left Real Mamoré on 4 May 2012, due to the club's financial problems. On 21 August, he took over

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also in the top tier, but left in November. On 28 March 2013, de la Torre was named

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manager. He led the club to a first-ever promotion to the first division, but was dismissed on 22 July. In October, he was named in charge of Guabirá, but was sacked on 25 March 2014. de la Torre was appointed manager of Petrolero on 15 August 2014, but was relieved of his duties on 2 April of the following year. He agreed to become

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's manager on 1 September 2015, but left on 25 November. On 1 June 2016, after a short period at

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, de la Torre was appointed at

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. He resigned on 4 December, before taking over Royal Pari a day later. On 4 April 2018, after also taking Royal Pari to a first-ever promotion, de la Torre left the club. He won his second

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with Always Ready in the end of the year, but left on 30 January 2019. de la Torre returned to Royal Pari in December 2022, as a sporting director, but was named interim manager the following 23 May. On 9 June 2023, he was permanently named manager of the side for the remainder of the season.

Personal life

He is the cousin of former Mexican international

José Manuel de la Torre José Manuel de la Torre Menchaca (born 13 November 1965), popularly nicknamed ''Chepo'', is a Mexican former professional footballer and a manager. As a player, de la Torre played as an attacking midfielder. Playing career "Chepo" came up ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torre, David de la 1981 births Living people Mexican men's footballers Men's association football defenders Chapulineros de Oaxaca footballers Potros UAEM footballers Atlético Bucaramanga footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers Colorado Rapids players Atlético Zacatepec players Mexican football managers Bolivian Primera División managers Municipal Real Mamoré managers Universitario de Sucre managers Sport Boys Warnes managers Club Deportivo Guabirá managers Club Petrolero managers C.A. Nacional Potosí managers Real Santa Cruz managers Club Real Potosí managers Royal Pari F.C. managers Club Always Ready managers Mexican expatriate football managers