Sergio Torres

For the Spanish footballer, see Sergio Torres Guardeño.
Sergio Torres
Personal information
Full nameSergio Raul Torres
Date of birth11 July 1981
Place of birthMar del Plata, Argentina
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Whitehawk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2002–2004Club Atletico Banfield
2004Molesey
2004–2005Basingstoke Town69(10)
2005–2008Wycombe Wanderers86(6)
2008–2010Peterborough United24(1)
2009–2010→ Lincoln City (loan)9(2)
2010–2014Crawley Town122(7)
2014-Whitehawk33(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:47, 23 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Sergio Raul Torres (born 11 July 1981) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Whitehawk, having signed for them in July 2014, following his release from Crawley Town. He holds an Italian passport, since his grandmother was Italian.[2] He has previously played in his Argentinian homeland as well as for Basingstoke Town, Wycombe Wanderers, and Peterborough United.

Playing career

Early career

Torres began his early career in Argentina, playing part-time while working in the family brick factory.[3]

He began his career at Argentine team Club Atletico Banfield of his native city of Mar del Plata, but after two seasons he decided to leave the club. He funded his own trip to England in 2004 with the aim of impressing Brighton & Hove Albion during a two-week trial.[2] Although Albion showed no more interest, he signed for non-league Molesey before moving on to Basingstoke Town later that year.[2] While at Basingstoke, Torres worked at Boots, stacking shelves in order to earn a living, and cycled to work.[2][4]

Wycombe Wanderers

In July 2005 Basingstoke Town played a pre-season friendly match against Wycombe Wanderers, during which Torres impressed then manager John Gorman and was offered a two-year contract.[2]

Peterborough United

In July 2008, Torres was signed by Peterborough United for a fee of £150,000,[5][6] thereby moving up a division to League One.

He was transfer listed by the club following their promotion to the Championship[7] and subsequently joined Lincoln City on a one-month loan on 17 September 2009.[8]

Loan to Lincoln City

On 28 October 2009 Torres signed for Lincoln until January. He was transfer listed again by Peterborough at the end of the 2009–10 season.[9]

Crawley Town

In July 2010, Torres joined Crawley Town on a two-year contract. The transfer fee was not disclosed, but BBC Sport suggested that it was around £100,000.[10][11]

Honours

Conference National 2010–11 : Champions

Football League Two 2011–12 : Promotion

Football League One 2008–09 : Promotion

References

  1. ↑ "Sergio Torres". Crawley Town. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Barney Ronay (1 February 2008). "The Buckinghamshire Maradona in a league of his own". London: The Guardian.
  3. ↑ Chris Osborne (27 December 2013). "Sergio Torres: How brick maker realised Manchester United dream". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Dave Peters (25 January 2008). "'I just had an aeroplane ticket and a lot of hope'". Bucks Free Press.
  5. ↑ Chris Osborne (27 December 2013). "Sergio Torres: How brick maker realised Manchester United dream". "BBC".
  6. ↑ Alan Swann (10 July 2008). "Torres Signs For Posh". Peterborough Evening Telegraph.
  7. ↑ "'A dozen listed by Posh'". Sky Sports. 13 May 2009.
  8. ↑ "Torres joins Lincoln from Posh". BBC Sport. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  9. ↑ "Peterborough United transfer-list five players". BBC Sport. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  10. ↑ "Torres becomes a Red". Crawley Town F.C. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  11. ↑ "Crawley Town sign Peterborough United's Sergio Torres". BBC Sport. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.

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