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William Torres (footballer, born 1976)
Salvadoran footballer (born 1976)
William Jeovanny Torres Alegría (born October 27, 1976) is a Salvadoran retired professional footballer who played as a winger or attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Jeovanny Torres Alegría | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-10-27) October 27, 1976 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | San Miguel, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Winger Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992 | C.D. Saprivas | ||
| 1993–1994 | Liberal | ||
| 1994–2000 | Dragón | ||
| 2000–2001 | Águila | ||
| 2001–2002 | FAS | (3) | |
| 2003–2005 | Águila | ||
| 2006 | Independiente Nacional 1906 | ||
| 2006 | Once Municipal | ||
| 2007–2010 | Águila | 80 | (12) |
| 2011 | Dragón | ||
| 2012 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| International career | |||
| 1999–2009 | El Salvador | 33 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Torres Alegría was born in San Miguel, El Salvador. He started his career at third division Saprivas before stepping up a division to play for Liberal in 1993. He then had a lengthy spell with Dragón with whom he made his debut in the top tier of local football. He joined Águila in 2000 where he would stay for another five years but for a year with FAS in between. After short spells at second division Independiente Nacional 1906 and at Once Municipal he rejoined Águila in 2007.[1]
Retirement and change of heart
In February 2011, William Torres announced his retirement from football due to personal reasons,[2] but he signed with second level Dragón for the 2011 Apertura season. In January 2012 he moved to Luis Ángel Firpo.[3]
Torres Alegría made his debut for El Salvador in an August 1999 friendly match against Greece and has earned a total of 33 caps, scoring 3 goals including his first one in an unofficial game against Honduras. He has represented his country in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 2003[5] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[6]
His final international game was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Canada.
International goals
- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 February 2000 | Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Honduras | 1-4 | 1-5 | Friendly match (not full FIFA int.) |
| 2 | 26 March 2008 | RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States |  Anguilla | 4-0 | 4-0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 6 September 2008 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  Haiti | 5-0 | 5-0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
- Torres dejó el nido - ElSalvador.com (in Spanish)
- Torres Alegría firmó con el Firpo - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
- William Torres – FIFA competition record (archived)
- William Torres at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile Archived 2010-10-20 at the Wayback Machine - CD FAS