José Torrealba

José Torrealba
Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Torrealba Acevedo
Date of birth	13 June 1980 (1980-06-13) (age 31)
Place of birth	Acarigua, Venezuela
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Mineros de Guayana
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1999–2001	Universidad de Los Andes	?	(?)
2001–2002	Estudiantes de Mérida	74 total	(29)
2002–2003	Deportivo Táchira	?	(7)
2003–2004	Estudiantes de Mérida	(see above)
2005	UA Maracaibo	7	(4)
2005–2007	Mamelodi Sundowns	50	(15)
2008	Deportivo Táchira	13	(7)
2008–2011	Kaizer Chiefs	35	(4)
2011-	Mineros de Guayana	3	(1)
National team^‡
2005–present	Venezuela	17	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 20, 2008. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:02, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

José Torrealba (born 13 June 1980 in Acarigua) is a Venezuelan football striker who currently plays for Venezuelan First Division club Mineros de Guayana and the Venezuelan national team. He is nicknamed "El Buda".

Torrealba has made 17 appearances for the Venezuela national football team.^[1] He made his debut in a friendly match against Ecuador on August 17, 2005. He was also a participant at the 2007 Copa America.

International career

Torrealba has played 17 games for the Venezuela national team, scoring four goals. The pinnacle of his career was in 2010 when he topped the Top Scorer award for the St Mary's College FIFA league, netting an impressive 11 goals in 5 games. Manager Ben O'Sullivan claims "Torrealba is the greatest Venezuelan footballer in the modern game, his strike power is ferocious".

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	August 17, 2005	Federativo Reina del Cisne, Loja, Ecuador	Ecuador	2–1	3–1	Friendly
2.	September 3, 2005	José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela	Peru	3–1	4–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	September 3, 2005	José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela	Peru	4–1	4–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	March 24, 2007	Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela	Cuba	2–0	3–1	Friendly

References

^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. "Venezuela – Record International Players". RSSSF. http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/venez-recintlp.html. Retrieved 2009-07-07.

Venezuela squad – 2007 Copa América

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

Kaizer Chiefs – current squad

2 Tau 3 Sweswe 4 Mashamaite 5 Isaacs 6 Letsholonyane 7 Motaung Jnr 8 Nengomasha 9 Dladla 10 Yende 11 Nale 12 Mateba 13 Ritchie 14 Tshabalala 16 Ngobeni 17 Lebese 18 Lawler 19 Zvasiya 20 Majoro 22 Masango 23 Ngcobo 25 Parker 26 L. Khune 27 Sibeko 28 Molekwane 29 Jambo 30 Metsimetsi 31 Katsande 32 I. Khune 34 Bartman 38 Baloyi Manager: Vermezović

Persondata
Name	Torrealba, Jose
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Date of birth	13 June 1980
Place of birth	Acarigua, Venezuela
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