José Torrealba

Personal information
José Torrealba
Full name	José Antonio Torrealba Acevedo
Date of birth	13 June 1980 (1980-06-13) (age 27)
Place of birth	Acarigua, Venezuela
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Deportivo Tachira
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2005 2005-2007 2008 2008-	Universidad de Los Andes Estudiantes de Merida Deportivo Tachira Estudiantes de Merida Italmaracaibo Mamelodi Sundowns Deportivo Tachira Kaizer Chiefs	? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 50 (15) 13 (7)
National team²
2005-present	Venezuela	13 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 20, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of May 29, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

José Torrealba (born June 13, 1980 in Acarigua) is a Venezuelan football (soccer) striker for Deportivo Tachira and Venezuela. He will join South African Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs in July 2008. He is nicknamed "El Buda".

He made his national team debut in a friendly match against Ecuador on August 17, 2005. He was also a participant at the 2007 Copa America.

v • d • e Venezuela squad - Copa América 2007

1 Vega • 2 Vallenilla • 3 Rey • 4 Vizcarrondo • 5 Mea Vitali • 6 Cichero • 7 Torrealba • 8 Vera • 9 Maldonado • 10 César González • 11 Páez • 12 Toyo • 13 Vielma • 14 Guerra • 15 de Ornelas • 16 Pérez • 17 Rojas • 18 Arango • 19 Arismendi • 20 Héctor González • 21 Rouga • 22 Fernández • Coach: Richard Páez