Aureliano Torres

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Román.

Aureliano Torres
Personal information
Full name Aureliano Torres Román
Date of birth (1982-06-16) 16 June 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Luque, Paraguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Irapuato 0 (0)
2002 Kyoto Purple Sanga 4 (0)
2002–2003 Deportivo Recoleta 68 (5)
2003 Sol de América 24 (4)
2004–2006 Guaraní 55 (7)
2005–2006 → Real Murcia (loan) 3 (0)
2007–2011 San Lorenzo 126 (9)
2011–2012 Toluca 28 (2)
2012–2013 Peñarol 16 (1)
2014 Sol de América 40 (3)
2015 12 de Octubre
2016 Caacupé FBC [es]
International career
2004 Paraguay U23 13 (2)
2004–2011 Paraguay 47 (2)
Managerial career
2023 Sol de América (reserves)
2023–2024 Olimpia (reserves)
2024 Olimpia (interim)
2024 General Caballero JLM
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Paraguay
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team Competition
Copa América
Runner-up 2011 Argentina Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aureliano Torres Román (born 16 June 1982) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a left-back.

At club level, Torres achieved the 2002 Emperor's Cup in Japan, the Torneo Clausura of the 2006–07 Argentine Primera División and the 2012–13 Uruguayan Primera División of Uruguay, and with Paraguay he achieved the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics Men's tournament and runners-up of the 2011 Copa América.

Club career

Torres was born in Luque. In 2007 he joined San Lorenzo and in his debut season the club won the Clausura tournament. In spite of that, he has not had a good relationship with the supporters, due to his lukewarm performances.

Torres debuted for Sol de América in a 2–2 home draw against Club Rubio Ñú on 16 February 2014.[1] He scored his first goal for Sol de América in a 2–1 home loss against Club Olimpia on 24 August 2014.[2]

In 2015, he and Sol de América colleague Claudio Morel Rodríguez both joined 12 de Octubre of the Division Intermedia.[3]

International career

He scored two goals with Paraguay, the second against Ivory Coast on 30 May 2010.

2004 Summer Olympics – Athens

Aged 22, Aureliano was selected by Paraguay U-23 coach Carlos Jara Saguier for the 2004 Summer Olympics Men's tournament, wearing the number# 11 shirt.[4] Torres had previously participated at the 2004 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament which saw Paraguay qualify for the Summer Olympics. Torres started in Paraguay's opening group-stage fixture against Japan on 12 August, where he played a full 90-minutes of the 4–3 win.[5] Torres had a 25-yard full stretch shot saved by Japan's goal keeper Hitoshi Sogahata, a few minutes later, Torres got another sight of goal when, from 20-years, he shot the ball into the top corner of the net in the 62nd minute.[6] Torres then featured in Paraguay's second match, a 2–1 defeat against Ghana on 15 August.[7] Torres again played a full 90-minutes in Paraguay's third group-stage fixture on 18 August, providing an inch-perfect cross in the 14th minute for Fredy Bareiro to head the only goal in the 1–0 win against Italy, Torres received a yellow card in the 58th minute.[8] Paraguay finished in first-place of Group B with six points, qualifying for the knockout stages. Torres played in Paraguay's 3–2 quarter-final win against South Korea on 21 August.[9] He then played another 90-minutes in Paraguay's 3–1 semi-final win against Iraq on 24 August.[10] Torres played a full 90-minutes in the final, a 1–0 loss against Argentina on 28 August, Torres received his second yellow card of the tournament in the 72nd minute.[11] Upon finishing runners-up, Paraguay went on to claim silver-medals.

Honours

Club

Kyoto Sanga

San Lorenzo

Peñarol

International

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Sol de América vs. Rubio Ñú - 16 February 2014 - Soccerway".
  2. ^ "Sol de América vs. Olimpia - 25 August 2014 - Soccerway".
  3. ^ "Intermedia, con mitad de semana bien movida - Fútbol - ABC Color".
  4. ^ "FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Previous Tournaments". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Cardozo double gives Paraguay the edge in seven-goal thriller (4:3)". FIFA.com. 12 August 2004. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Previous Tournaments". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Previous Tournaments". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Previous Tournaments". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Previous Tournaments". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Previous Tournaments". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.