Juan Manuel Torres
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Juan Manuel "Chaco" Torres (born 20 June 1985 in Puerto Vilelas, Chaco Province, Chaco), is a retired Argentina, Argentine football (soccer), football midfielder.


Career

Former player of Argentine clubs Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club and San Lorenzo de Almagro, San Lorenzo de Almagro (Buenos Aires), Torres made his professional debut in 2002 in the age of 17, he went on to make over 100 appearances for each of the Argentine club. Torres was part of the Argentina U-20 team, along with such players as Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero and Pablo Zabaleta, that won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. In summer 2005, the management of Dynamo Kiev attempted to buy the young and promising FIFA World Youth Championship, FIFA World Youth Champion Juan Manuel Torres Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club. However, the Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club management were not as eager to release one of their key players, although the Torres was expressing a desire for leaving. Inter alia, the parties could not agree on money issues."Racing" has rejected the offer of "Dynamo"
On June 24, 2011, he signed a three-year contract with Metalist Kharkiv as a free agent. Both times Chaco moved to a new club, on a free transfer (as a free agent). He offered his services to Metalist Kharkiv, at the time being out of contract.


Aktobe

In January 2017, Torres signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Aktobe, leaving the club by mutual consent on 15 June 2017.


Career statistics


Honours


Country

Argentina national under-20 football team, Argentina U-20 *FIFA World Youth Championship, FIFA World Youth Champion (1): 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2005


Personal life

Torres has two children: a daughter with his first wife Ailyn Lobato, and a son with the actress Catalina Artusi. In September 2012, the Argentine fashion model Ivanna Palliotti left Buenos Aires and moved to Kharkiv for her boyfriend, the player of Metalist Kharkiv Chaco Torres. Chaco is the nickname given to him, because he was born in the Argentine province of Chaco Province, Chaco.Torres: "I want to make the game of Metalist much better and achieve great results"


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Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
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FC Metalist history and statistics
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Chaco 1985 births Living people Footballers from Chaco Province Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers FC Metalist Kharkiv players Argentine Primera División players Ukrainian Premier League players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine FC Aktobe players Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan