Manu Torres

Not to be confused with Manuel Torres Jiménez.

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

Manuel 'Manu' Torres Caturla (Spanish pronunciation: [manˈwel ˈtores]; born 14 August 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender.

Manu Torres

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Torres Caturla[1]
Date of birth	(1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth	Torremolinos, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1996–2006	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Málaga B	66	(6)
2009–2011	Málaga	24	(1)
2011–2012	Cartagena	16	(1)
2013–2014	Getafe B	39	(1)
2014–2015	Burgos	10	(0)
2015–2016	Jumilla	21	(1)
2016	Poli Timișoara	13	(0)
2016–2017	Sabadell	26	(2)
2017–2018	Badajoz	27	(0)
2018–2019	Cornellà	16	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2019

Club career

A product of local Málaga CF,^[2] Manu made his senior debut for the club at age 17, playing one match (one minute) for the reserves in 2006–07, in the Segunda División B. After the final relegation, he subsequently spent a further two full seasons with the B side.

Torres was promoted to the main squad for the 2009–10 campaign, making his La Liga debut on 30 August 2009 in a game against Atlético Madrid and scoring in a 3–0 home win.^[3] He went on to appear in 17 league games in his first year, as the Andalusians narrowly avoided relegation.^[4]

On 20 June 2011, Torres signed with FC Cartagena of Segunda División.^[5] He scored his only goal as a professional on 31 March 2012 in a 2–1 away loss to Real Murcia,^[6] in an eventual relegation as third-bottom.^[7]

In the following years, save for a brief spell in the Romanian Liga I with ACS Poli Timișoara (February–June 2016),^[8] Torres continued competing in his country's third tier, representing a host of teams.^{[9][10][11][12]}