Manuel Vicente Torres Morales (born 25 November 1978) is a Panamanian

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er who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Torres was born in

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, Panama. He started his career at hometown club Árabe Unido and also played for

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. Nicknamed ''el Cholo'', he joined

Plaza Amador Plaza Amador is a Panamanian football club based in Panama City, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is the oldest team in Panama. History C.D Plaza Amador was founded in 1955 by Panamanian sports legend León Cocoliso Tejad ...

in 2012 after eight years with San Francisco.

International career

Torres made his debut for

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in a January 2000

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against

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, in which he immediately scored a goal, and has earned a total of 35 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in six

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matches and played at the

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and

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- RSSSF His final international was a July

match against the

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Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.''

Honors

San Francisco * ANAPROF: 2006, 2007 (A), 2008 (A) Individual * ANAPROF best midfielder: 2006

References

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- Plaza Amador 1978 births Living people Footballers from Panama City Men's association football midfielders Panamanian men's footballers C.D. Árabe Unido players San Francisco F.C. players C.D. Plaza Amador players Club Deportivo Universitario players Panama men's international footballers 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.A. Independiente de La Chorrera players {{Panama-footy-bio-stub