Juan Alfredo Torres González (31 May 1935 – 10 November 2022) was a Mexican
footballer
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who played as a
forward. He represented the
Mexico national team
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Mexico has qualified to seventeen World Cups and has qualified conse ...
in the
1954 FIFA World Cup
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.
Career
Torres began playing youth football with local side
Club Imperio. He joined
Club Atlas
Atlas Fútbol Club () is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco that currently plays in Liga MX. It plays home matches at the Estadio Jalisco.
Founded in 1916, Atlas has won three league titles and four domestic cups ...
at age 16, and would spend nearly twenty years playing for the club. He also participated in the first match held at
Estadio Jalisco
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on 31 January 1960.
After he retired from playing football in 1970, Torres became a manager. He led Atlas on several occasions, helping the club gain promotion to the Primera in the 1971–72 and 1978–79 seasons.
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1935 births
2022 deaths
People from Zapopan, Jalisco
Mexican footballers
Footballers from Jalisco
Association football forwards
Mexico international footballers
1954 FIFA World Cup players
Liga MX players
Atlas F.C. footballers
Mexican football managers
Atlas F.C. managers