Rainer Torres

Rainer Torres
Personal information
Full nameRainer Torres Salas
Date of birthJanuary 12, 1980
Place of birthCallao, Peru
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionCentral Midfielder
Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Universitario de Deportes
Number6
Youth career
1988–1990Academia Cantolao
1991–1993Sport Boys
1993–1999MSV Duisburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1999–2001MSV Duisburg5(0)
2002DSV Leoben26(2)
2003Universitario de Deportes7(0)
2004–2007Sporting Cristal120(3)
2008–Universitario de Deportes238(12)
National team
2005–Peru23(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Rainer Torres (born 12 January 1980) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Universitario de Deportes in the Torneo Descentralizado.

Playing style

Torres can operate as a defensive midfielder or higher up in the field as a central midfielder. His quickness along with his great defensive abilities make of him a player with sagacious attacking movements. Torres is an expert in slipping between what he calls the "cracks of the adversaries's defensive lines" to create scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates.

Career

Rainer Torres began in Academia Cantolao and Sport Boys. He then moved to Europe to play for the German club MSV Duisburg and Austrian club DSV Leoben. He then returned to Peru to play for Universitario. However, problems between Torres and the directors of the club caused him to sign with Sporting Cristal where he would play for four seasons and win one national championship. He returned to Universitario in 2008 but was unable to play in the first 7 games of the season because of an injury in the preseason.

Torres has made 19 appearances for the Peru national football team.[1]

Honors

Club

Sporting Cristal
Universitario de Deportes

References

  1. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (2009-05-28). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF.

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