Diego Alejandro Torres Ortiz González (born October 27, 1979) is a Mexican

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manager and former player who is currently an assistant coach for

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side

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. He spent most of his professional career with Club Tijuana, making 68 appearances and scoring 14 goals. He also represented Guerros de Tabasco, Queretaro FC,

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, Veracruz, Trotamundos Tijuana, Club Atletico Cihuatlan, and

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Torres was appointed as assistant coach for

prior to the 2020 Major League Soccer season after over a decade spent at Club Tijuana in various roles, where he worked with

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in 2019. Torres was appointed interim manager for

Club Tijuana Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente, simply known as Tijuana or Xolos, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Tijuana, Baja California, that competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. The club ...

on October 31, 2017, following the departure of

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."Diego Torres, Club Tijuana Interim Coach"
xolos.com.mx (31 October 2017). Retrieved 31 October 2017.

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* http://ligamx.net/cancha/cuerpotecnico/16843 * https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/diego-torres-assistant-coach 1979 births Living people Footballers from Aguascalientes Mexican football managers Mexican men's footballers Men's association football forwards Orlando City SC non-playing staff Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States {{Mexico-footy-forward-1970s-stub