| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Torres Guerrero | ||
| Date of birth | October 14, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Moravia, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2001 | Deportivo Saprissa | ||
| 2001–2003 | Columbus Crew | 25 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Deportivo Saprissa | ||
| 2005 | Tromsø | 12 | (0) |
| 2005 | Boden | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Real Salt Lake | 26 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Bryne | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | FC Dallas | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Costa Rica | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Daniel Torres (born October 14, 1977 in Moravia) is a Costa Rican footballer. He is currently without a club.
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Torres started his football career with Deportivo Saprissa, where he won several national and international titles between 1996 and 2001. He signed with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer on September 8, 2001. In 2002, Torres appeared in 28 matches for the Crew, starting in 25 of them. He appeared in only eight games in 2003 before being transferred to his former team, Deportivo Saprissa, where he spent 2004 helping the club capture its 24th Costa Rican First Division Title.
In 2005, Torres signed with Tromsø IL of the Norwegian Premier League. He spent part of the season at the club before being transferred to Bodens BK in the Swedish Superettan. He played 11 games for his new club and was named “Player of the Match” five times. Torres made his return to Major League Soccer in the 2006 season, starting in the first 16 games for Real Salt Lake before suffering a season ending foot injury on July 14, 2006 in a 3–1 victory against the New England Revolution. He started in nine of the first ten games of the 2007 season for Real Salt Lake before being transferred to Bryne FK of Norway’s First Division, where he played through the 2008 season.
Torres signed with FC Dallas on January 27, 2009. He played during the 2009 season, but was waived at the end of the same season.[1]
Torres is also a full international with the Costa Rica national football team.