Juan Torales

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Juan Torales
Full name	Juan Bautista Torales
Date of birth	March 9, 1956 (1956-03-09) (age 52)
Place of birth	Luque, Paraguay
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth clubs
	Club Julio Correa
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1976-1981 1981-1991 1992 1993-1995	Sportivo Luqueño Libertad Club Guaraní Sportivo Luqueño	- - - -
National team
1979-1987	Paraguay	77 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Juan Bautista Torales, nicknamed Téju (born March 9, 1956 in Luque, Asunción) is a former football defender from Paraguay. He was capped 77 times and scored 1 goal for Paraguay in a national career which lasted from 1979 to 1989.^[1] He played for the Paraguayan team that won the 1979 Copa America.^[2]

He made his professional debut for Sportivo Luqueño in 1976, he joined Libertad in 1981 and played for the club until 1991. He spent the 1992 season with Club Guaraní before returning to Sportivo Luqueño where he played until his retirement from football in 1995 at the age of 39.

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International statistics at rsssf
(Spanish) Albiroja profile

v • d • e Paraguay squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup

1 Fernández • 2 Torales • 3 Zabala • 4 Schettina • 5 Delgado • 6 Nunes • 7 Ferreira • 8 Romero • 9 Cabañas • 10 Cañete • 11 Mendoza • 12 Battaglia • 13 Cáceres • 14 Caballero • 15 Cabral • 16 Guasch • 17 Alcaraz • 18 Isasi • 19 Chilavert • 20 Hicks • 21 Alonso • 22 Coronel • Coach: Ré