Alfredo Torres

This article is about the Mexican former footballer. For the Brazilian footballer, see Torres Pereira. For the BRT station, see Alfredo Torres (Mexibús).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is González.

Juan Alfredo Torres González (31 May 1935 – 10 November 2022)^[1] was a Mexican footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Mexico national team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

Alfredo Torres

Personal information
Full name	Juan Alfredo Torres González
Date of birth	(1935-05-31)31 May 1935
Place of birth	Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Date of death	10 November 2022(2022-11-10) (aged 87)
Place of death	Guadalajara
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Imperio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951–1970	Atlas
International career
1953–1954	Mexico	5	(2)
Managerial career
1971–1972	Atlas
1976–1977	Atlas
1978–1980	Atlas
1984–1985	Atlas
1986	Atlas
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Torres began playing youth football with local side Club Imperio. He joined Club Atlas at age 16, and would spend nearly twenty years playing for the club.^[3] He also participated in the first match held at Estadio Jalisco on 31 January 1960.^[4][5]

After he retired from playing football in 1970, Torres became a manager. He led Atlas on several occasions, helping the club gain promotion to the Primera in the 1971–72 and 1978–79 seasons.^[6]