José Antonio Torrealba Acevedo (born 13 June 1980 in

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) is a retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Torrealba started his career at Universidad de Los Andes and played for several different local sides. Also, he had two spells in South Africa.

International career

Torrealba has made 17 appearances for the

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. He made his debut in a friendly match against

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on August 17, 2005. He was also a participant at the

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. Torrealba has played 17 games for the Venezuela national team, scoring four goals.

International goals

, - , 1. , , August 17, 2005 , , Federativo Reina del Cisne, Loja, Ecuador , , , , 2–1 , , 3–1 , , Friendly , - , 2. , , September 3, 2005 , , José Pachencho Romero,

Maracaibo ) , motto = "''Muy noble y leal''"(English: "Very noble and loyal") , anthem = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_alt = ...

, Venezuela , , , , 3–1 , , 4–1 , ,

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, - , 3. , , September 3, 2005 , , José Pachencho Romero,

Maracaibo ) , motto = "''Muy noble y leal''"(English: "Very noble and loyal") , anthem = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_alt = ...

, Venezuela , , , , 4–1 , , 4–1 , ,

, - , 4. , , March 24, 2007 , , Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela , , , , 2–0 , , 3–1 , , Friendly

References

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