Erick Omar Torres Arias (born May 16, 1975) is a retired professional Peruvian

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who played as a

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Club career

Torres started his development as a footballer in the youth academy of

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Then he started his senior career playing for Internazionale San Borja in the Peruvian Second Division. Torres then played for Second Division side

Unión Huaral Club Sport Unión Huaral, more commonly known as Unión Huaral, is a Peru, Peruvian association football, football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and currently competes in the Peruvian Tercera División. History The Club Spo ...

and helped them achieve promotion by finishing champions of the

1994 Segunda División Peruana The year 1994 was designated as the "International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitting ...

. Then in 1995 Torres transferred to Peruvian giants

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. Erick made his

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debut on March 5, 1995 in the first round of the 1995 Descentralizado season. His debut was a derby match away to rivals

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, which finished in a 2–1 win for ''La U''. Torres would score his first goal in the First Division in the following game against his previous club Unión Huaral. Torres has also played club football for

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, and

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International career

Erick was called up by manager

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and played for the Peru U-23 squad in the South American Pre-Olympic Tournament in

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

. Between 1997 and 2006, Torres played 11 times for the Peruvian national team.

Honours

Club

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* Peruvian Second Division:

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

;

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1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournam ...

: Runner-Up

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

* Torneo Clausura:

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

* Torneo Apertura:

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

;

Torneo Intermedio The Torneo Intermedio was a knockout competition played by 16 football teams. History 1993 The Torneo Intermedio was played during the 1993 Copa América with only Peruvian Primera División teams. The 16 clubs were divided into 4 groups and the ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Erick Living people 1975 births People from the Department of Madre de Dios Men's association football midfielders Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's international footballers Unión Huaral footballers Sporting Cristal footballers José Gálvez FBC footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo footballers Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca footballers Peruvian Primera División players Peruvian Segunda División players 1997 Copa América players Deportivo Binacional FC managers Peruvian football managers Deportivo Garcilaso managers Coronel Bolognesi managers