José Manuel de la Torre

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José Manuel de la Torre
Personal information
Full name	José Manuel de la Torre Menchaca
Date of birth	November 13, 1965 (1965-11-13) (age 42)
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chivas de Guadalajara
Number	retired
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1984–1988 1988–1989 1989–1991 1991–1993 1993–1995 1995–1996 1996 1997–1999	Chivas de Guadalajara Real Oviedo CF Puebla Cruz Azul Chivas de Guadalajara Tigres CF Puebla Necaxa	116 (7) 32 (8) 82 (15) 56 (17) 55 (12) 25 (3) 9 (0) 40 (1)
National team2
1987-?	Mexico	28 (6)
Teams managed
2008- ????? managerclubs = Deportivo Toluca	Chivas de Guadalajara
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 5 May 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

José Manuel "Chepo" de la Torre (born on November 13, 1965) in Guadalajara, Jalisco is a former attacking midfielder formally the Chivas de Guadalajara head coach in the Primera División de México.

[edit] Biography

"Chepo" was raised from Chivas youth academies, and was an important player in all teams he played. He played a short time in Europe with Spanish Liga club Real Oviedo, having a lot of activity, where he played 32 games and scoring 8 goals. He became champion with Chivas on 1986 season defeating Cruz Azul at Estadio Jalisco. He also played in CF Puebla, Cruz Azul, Tigres, and Necaxa, but definitely his peak career point was when he played for Chivas de Guadalajara. He was also called for the Mexican national team various occasions, but unfortunately he was never called for a FIFA World Cup.

On December 10, 2006 he won the 11th championship of Chivas, becoming the youngest coach to win a championship in the last decade at age 40 years & 27 days, and making Chivas de Guadalajara the most successful Club in the Primera División de México.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico, sep. 28, 2007.- The Commission of Soccer of the Club Guadalajara met the night on Thursday and determined to dismiss to José Manuel De La Torre As technical director.

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