Roberto Ismael Torres Báez (born 6 April 1972) is a Paraguayan
football
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manager and former player who played as a
midfielder
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.
Torres has played for the
Paraguay national team.
Coaching career
Torres began his coaching career as an interim manager for
Cerro Porteño
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for two matches in 2013. In 2015 he became permanent manager, winning the
2015 Apertura and ending as runner-up in the Clausura tournament that same year. Torres left the club immediately afterwards and took over
Libertad, winning the
2016 Apertura with the ''Gumarelo'' side. On 19 February 2019, Torres was appointed as manager of
Sportivo Luqueño
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. Aside from Cerro Porteño, Libertad, and Sportivo Luqueño, Torres also coached Paraguayan clubs
Nacional
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,
San Lorenzo
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,
Resistencia,
Guaireña, and
Sol de América. On 23 February 2025, he was announced as the new manager of Colombian club
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, where he worked for two months until resigning on 21 April after going winless in 10 matches.
Career statistics
Club
International
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References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Paraguayan men's footballers
Paraguay men's international footballers
Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
Paraguayan Primera División players
J1 League players
Cerro Porteño players
O'Higgins F.C. footballers
Júbilo Iwata players
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Cerro Porteño managers
Paraguayan football managers
Resistencia S.C. managers
Club Nacional managers
Sportivo Luqueño managers
Guaireña F.C. managers
Club Sol de América managers
Footballers from Asunción
Boyacá Chicó managers
Categoría Primera A managers
Paraguayan expatriate football managers
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Expatriate football managers in Colombia
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