Rainer Torres
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Rainer Torres Salas | ||
Date of birth | January 12, 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Callao, Peru | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position |
Central Midfielder Defensive Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FBC Melgar | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1990 | Academia Cantolao | ||
1991–1993 | Sport Boys | ||
1993–1999 | MSV Duisburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2001 | MSV Duisburg | 5 | (0) |
2002 | DSV Leoben | 26 | (2) |
2003 | Universitario | 7 | (0) |
2004–2007 | Sporting Cristal | 120 | (3) |
2008–2014 | Universitario | 238 | (12) |
2015-2016 | Melgar | 28 | (1) |
National team | |||
2005– | Peru | 23 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2011. |
Rainer Torres Salas (born 12 January 1980) was a Peruvian footballer who played as a midfielder. In August 2016, he announced his retirement from football.
Playing style
Torres can operate as a defensive midfielder or higher up in the field as a central midfielder. His quickness along with his great defensive abilities make of him a player with sagacious attacking movements. Torres is an expert in slipping between what he calls the "cracks of the adversaries's defensive lines" to create scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates.
Career
Rainer Torres began in Academia Cantolao and Sport Boys. He then moved to Europe to play for the German club MSV Duisburg and Austrian club DSV Leoben. He then returned to Peru to play for Universitario. However, problems between Torres and the directors of the club caused him to sign with Sporting Cristal where he would play for four seasons and win one national championship. He returned to Universitario in 2008 but was unable to play in the first 7 games of the season because of an injury in the preseason.
Torres has made 19 appearances for the Peru national football team.[1]
Honors
Club
- Torneo Descentralizado (2): 2009, 2013
References
- ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (2009-05-28). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF.
External links
- Official website
- Rainer Torres at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rainer Torres at footballdatabase.eu