Orlando de la Torre Castro (21 November 1943 – 24 August 2022) was a Peruvian

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who played as a defender.

Club career

De la Torre began his club career by playing for Sporting Cristal at the age of 17 as a central defender, going on to win the

Peruvian Primera División The Peru First Division (; ''First Division'') —known as Liga 1 Betsson for sponsorship reasons and officially as Liga 1 — is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since 1966, when ...

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...

and

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...

International career

De la Torre played for the Peru national team between 1967 and 1973, gaining 39 caps.Appearances for Peru National Team
- RSSSF He was part of the Peru squad for the 1970 World Cup.

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* * 1943 births 2022 deaths 1970 FIFA World Cup players People from Trujillo, Peru Peruvian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Peru men's international footballers Sporting Cristal footballers Atlético Chalaco footballers Juan Aurich footballers Juan Aurich managers Sport Boys footballers Sport Boys managers Deportivo Municipal managers {{Peru-footy-defender-stub