Antoni Torres García (29 July 1943 – 24 February 2003) was a Spanish footballer. He was active during the 1960s and 1970s, and was officially recognized as a legendary player for FC Barcelona.[2] He was born on 29 July 1943 in Balaguer, Lerida, Spain. He died of cancer in Barcelona on 24 February 2003, at the age of 59.
 Torres (standing, second to left) in 1975 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antoni Torres García | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Balaguer, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 24 February 2003 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Balaguer | |||
| Barcelona | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1965 | Hércules | 50 | (1) |
| 1965–1976 | Barcelona | 270 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1963–1964 | Spain amateur | 8 | (0) |
| 1968–1969 | Spain | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Barcelona B | ||
| 1980 | Barcelona B | ||
| 1980–1983 | Barcelona B | ||
| 1983–1985 | Castellón | ||
| 1985 | Hércules | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
FC Barcelona
editBorn in Balaguer, Lleida, Catalonia, Torres spent most of his career at FC Barcelona, playing 479 games as a starter between 1965 and 1976. He mainly played as a traditional defender or a libero.
Before signing for Barcelona, Torres played for Hercules de Alicante, where he established himself as a central defender. In the 1964–65 season he received the award for the best footballer of the Spanish League. After three years at Barcelona he found his way in to the national team, and earned five caps with le selecíon between 1968 and 1969.[3]
He retired at end of the 1975–1976 season. On 1 September 1976, he received a tribute organized by FC Barcelona, along with his teammates Joaquim Rifé, and Salvador Sadurní.
After retiring, he took the up coaching. In 1984, he founded a football youth school in Barcelona, TARR Escuela, which is named after the initials of its four founders, all former players of Barcelona: Torres, Asensi, Rexach and Rifé.
Honours
edit- 1 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1965–1966.
- 2 Copa del Rey: 1967–1968, 1970–1971
- 1 Liga: 1973–1974
References
edit- ^ "Torres, Antonio Torres García - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Mythical Players - Antoni Torres". www.fcbarcelona.cat. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ "Fútbol en la Red". Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
External links
edit- Antoni Torres at BDFutbol
- Antoni Torres manager profile at BDFutbol
- "National team data". futbol.sportec.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- Antoni Torres at National-Football-Teams.com