William Torres (footballer, born 1981)

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William Antonio Torres Cabrera (born May 30, 1981 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional football player, who currently plays as a defender for Once Municipal in the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.

William Torres
Personal information
Full name William Antonio Torres Cabrera
Date of birth (1981-05-30) May 30, 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Once Municipal
Number 3
Youth career
1999 Academia Chelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Alianza
2003–2007 San Salvador F.C.
2008–2011 Águila
2011-2012 UES
2012-2012 Once Municipal
International career
2002–2007 El Salvador 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 2007

Club career edit

Nicknamed Pichuta, Torres Cabrera started his professional career at local giants Alianza in 2000 and moved to newly formed San Salvador F.C. in 2003. He then left the club before it was disbanded and joined Águila in 2008. In 2011, he moved back to the capital to play for UES whom he had to leave at the end of a miserable season[1] and he signed up with Once Municipal for the 2012 Clausura.[2][3]

International career edit

Torres Cabrera was a gold medal winner at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games,[4] a tournament for U-21 national teams, and made his senior debut for El Salvador in a November 2002 friendly match against the United States and has earned a total of 30 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5] and played at the 2003,[6] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups[7] as well as at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]

His final international game was a March 2007 friendly match against Honduras.

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