José Mario Anthony Torres (born 27 August 1972) is a Panamanian former

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defender. He is currently manager of

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Club career

Nicknamed ''Chalate'', Torres has had a lengthy career abroad playing for Honduran sides like Platense and Arsenal Roatán. He left Platense after seven years for Real España in summer 2003. In January 2004 he left

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after he refused to take up Honduran citizenship which the club asked him to bypass the foreign player quota. He then joined fellow Panamanian

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at Marathón and he moved to Iran to play alongside compatriot

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with local giants

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. In January 2007, Torres returned to Honduras to play for

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after an unsuccessful spell with

. Later he played in Guatemala for second division sides

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and

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. He returned to Panama in January 2010 after 14 years abroad when signed by

International career

Torres made his debut for

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in an October 1999

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against

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and has earned a total of 75 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 23

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matches and was a member of the

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team, who finished second in the tournament and he also played at the

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. His final international was a June 2009 friendly match against

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Honours and awards

Club

;C.D. Platense *

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(1): 2000–01 *

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(2):

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;C.D. Marathón *

(1): 2004–05

Managerial career

Anthony Torres was appointed manager of

in September 2012 and immediately won the club's first league title in 2013.Anthony Torres como técnico logra su primer título en Panamá
- Diez

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Jose Anthony 1972 births Living people Panamanian men's footballers Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Platense F.C. players Real C.D. España players C.D. Marathón players Persepolis F.C. players C.D. Victoria players Sporting San Miguelito players Panama men's international footballers 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Panamanian football managers Men's association football defenders