Colombian footballer (born 1989)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Torres and the second or maternal family name is
Rojas .
Daniel Alejandro Torres Rojas (born 15 November 1989) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Independiente Medellín .
Club career
Santa Fe
Born in Cáqueza , Cundinamarca , Torres joined Independiente Santa Fe 's youth setup in 2005 at the age of 15. He made his senior debut on 8 June 2008, starting in a 0–3 away loss against América de Cali .[1]
On 8 July 2011, Torres was loaned to fellow league team Atlético Nacional until the end of the year, with a buyout clause.[2] However, he only appeared sparingly for the club, being released in the end of the year mainly due to disciplinary problems (some of them related to alcoholism ).[3]
Upon returning to Santa Fe, Torres established himself as a regular starter and helped the side in their 2012 and 2014 successful campaigns. He scored his first professional goal on 9 August of the latter year, netting the second in a 2–1 home win against Independiente Medellín .
Independiente Medellín
On 5 July 2015, Torres and fellow Santa Fe teammate Luis Carlos Arias were transferred to Independiente Medellín.[4] He featured regularly for the side during his spell, scoring two goals in the 2015 season .
Alavés
On 19 July 2016, Torres signed a four-year contract with Deportivo Alavés , newly promoted to La Liga .[5] He made his debut in the category on 21 August, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Madrid .[6]
Albacete (loan)
On 31 January 2019, after featuring rarely during the first half of the campaign , Torres was loaned to Segunda División side Albacete Balompié , for six months.[7]
Zaragoza
On 31 January 2020, Torres joined Real Zaragoza in the second division until the end of the season , after terminating his contract with Alavés.[8]
Albacete return
On 7 February 2021, free agent Torres returned to Albacete on a contract until the end of the campaign .[9]
International career
On 6 November 2015, Torres was called up by Colombia national team manager José Pékerman for two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Chile and Argentina . He made his full international debut six days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against the former.
Torres was also included in Pékerman's final 23-man list for the Copa América Centenario , featuring regularly as his side finished third.
Personal life
In October 2016, Torres produced a video urging Colombians against supporting the peace deal with FARC .[10] Torres is a devout Christian , who cited his opposition to then president Juan Manuel Santos as that Santos did not put Jesus at the center of his politics.[11]
Career statistics
Club
As of 5 December 2018 [12] [13]
Notes
Honours
Club
Santa Fe
International
Colombia
References
^ "Daniel Torres, pidiendo pista en la Selección" [Daniel Torres, asking for a place in the National Team] (in Spanish). En Directo Sabana. 7 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016 .
^ "El volante Daniel Torres es nuevo jugador de Atlético Nacional" [Defensive midfielder Daniel Torres is the new player of Atlético Nacional] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio . 8 July 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2016 .
^ "Daniel Torres, jugador del Santa Fe, venció el alcoholismo" [Daniel Torres, player of Santa Fe, defeated the alcoholism] (in Spanish). Noticias RCN. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2016 .
^ "Daniel Torres y Luis Carlos Arias fueron transferidos al Medellín" [Daniel Torres and Luís Carlos Arias were transferred to Medellín] (in Spanish). Caracol Televisión . 5 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016 .
^ "Daniel Torres, juego, contención y liderazgo en el centro del campo" [Daniel Torres, break-up play and leadership in the centre of the midfield] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016 .
^ "Al Atleti le sobra el final" [To Atleti the ending is too much] (in Spanish). Marca . 21 August 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016 .
^ "Dani Torres jugará cedido en el Albacete" [Dani Torres will play on loan at Albacete] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019 .
^ "El Real Zaragoza incorpora al centrocampista Dani Torres" [Real Zaragoza sign central midfielder Dani Torres] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020 .
^ "Dani Torres vuelve a enfundarse la camiseta del Alba" [Dani Torres wears the shirt of Alba again] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021 .
^ "Colombian Opposition to Peace Deal Feeds Off Gay Rights Backlash" . New York Times . 8 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016 .
^ "Señor presidente, el centro de esta negociación no es Jesucristo" . Semana (in Spanish). September 27, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016 .
^ Daniel Torres at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
^ Daniel Torres at ESPN FC
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