Manu Torres

Not to be confused with Manuel Torres Jiménez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Caturla.
Manu Torres
Personal information
Full name Manuel Torres Caturla[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Torremolinos, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1996–2006 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Málaga B 66 (6)
2009–2011 Málaga 24 (1)
2011–2012 Cartagena 16 (1)
2013–2014 Getafe B 39 (1)
2014–2015 Burgos 10 (0)
2015–2016 Jumilla 21 (1)
2016 Poli Timișoara 13 (0)
2016–2017 Sabadell 26 (2)
2017–2018 Badajoz 27 (0)
2018–2019 Cornellà 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2019

Manuel 'Manu' Torres Caturla (Spanish pronunciation: [manˈwel ˈtores]; born 14 August 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender.

Club career

A product of local Málaga CF,[2] Manu made his senior debut for the club at only 17, playing one match (one minute) for the reserves in 2006–07, in the Segunda División B. After the final relegation, he subsequently spent a further two full seasons with the B side.

Torres was promoted to the main squad for the 2009–10 campaign, making his La Liga debut on 30 August 2009 in a game against Atlético Madrid and scoring in a 3–0 home win.[3] He went on to appear in 17 league games in his first year, as the Andalusians narrowly avoided relegation.[4]

On 20 June 2011, Torres signed with FC Cartagena of Segunda División.[5] He scored his only goal as a professional on 31 March 2012 in a 2–1 away loss to Real Murcia,[6] in an eventual relegation as third-bottom.[7]

In the following years, safe for a brief spell in the Romanian Liga I with ACS Poli Timișoara (February–June 2016),[8] Torres continued competing in his country's third tier, representing a host of teams.[9][10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Manu Torres". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Manu, Iván, Toribio y Javi López, con la Sub-21 española" [Manu, Iván, Toribio and Javi López, with the Spanish under-21s] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Málaga 3–0 Atlético Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 30 August 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  4. ^ "El Málaga tendrá una opción de recompra por Manu Torres" [Málaga will have buying option on Manu Torres] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ^ "El Cartagena anuncia cuatro fichajes" [Cartagena announce four signings]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  6. ^ "El Real Murcia hunde al Cartagena en el derbi" [Real Murcia sink Cartagena in the derby]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ^ "El Córdoba condena al Cartagena al descenso" [Córdoba condemn Cartagena to relegation]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 22 May 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  8. ^ "BURSA TRANSFERURILOR | Toate mutările din această iarnă, cine pleacă şi pe cine transferă echipele din Liga 1!" [TRANSFER MARKET | All the winter moves, who's in and who's out in Liga 1!] (in Romanian). Telekom TV. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Un Jumilla repleto de viejos conocidos" [Jumilla full of old faces] (in Spanish). Sport Cartagena. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. ^ "El ex malaguista Manu Torres ficha por el Sabadell" [Former Málaga man Manu Torres signs for Sabadell] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. July 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Bienvenido, Manu Torres" [Welcome, Manu Torres] (in Spanish). UE Cornellà. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Manu Torres se pierde lo que resta de temporada por lesión" [Manu Torres to miss remainder of season due to injury] (in Spanish). Badajoz Deportes. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.