Fernando Torres

Fernando Torres

Torres with Atlético Madrid in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Fernando José Torres Sanz[1]
Date of birth	(1984-03-20) 20 March 1984 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth	Fuenlabrada, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3][4]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Atlético Madrid U19 (manager)
Youth career
1989–1991	Parque 84
1991–1994	Mario's Holanda
1994–1995	Rayo 13
1995–2001	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2007	Atlético Madrid	214	(82)
2007–2011	Liverpool	102	(65)
2011–2015	Chelsea	110	(20)
2014–2015	→ AC Milan (loan)	10	(1)
2015–2016	AC Milan	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Atlético Madrid (loan)	49	(14)
2016–2018	Atlético Madrid	58	(13)
2018–2019	Sagan Tosu	35	(5)
Total		578	(200)
International career
2000	Spain U15	1	(0)
2001	Spain U16	9	(11)
2001	Spain U17	4	(1)
2002	Spain U18	1	(1)
2002	Spain U19	5	(6)
2002–2003	Spain U21	10	(3)
2003–2014	Spain	110	(38)
Managerial career
2021–	Atlético Madrid U19
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Spain FIFA World Cup Winner 2010 South Africa UEFA European Championship Winner 2008 Austria–Switzerland Winner 2012 Poland–Ukraine FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 South Africa Runner-up 2013 Brazil UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 2002 Norway UEFA European Under-16 Championship Winner 2001 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando José Torres Sanz (Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando ˈtores]; born 20 March 1984) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Atlético Madrid Juvenil A. Due to his consistent goalscoring rate as a young player, Torres came to be nicknamed El Niño ('The Kid'), which stuck with him throughout his career.^[5] In his prime, he was praised for his pace, accurate finishing, and proficiency in heading, and was named in the FIFA World XI twice.

Torres started his career with Atlético Madrid, progressing through their youth system to the first-team squad. He made his first-team debut in 2001 and finished his time at the club with 75 goals in 174 La Liga appearances. Torres joined Premier League club Liverpool in 2007, after signing for a club record transfer fee. The most prolific goalscoring spell of his career, he became the fastest player in Liverpool history to score 50 league goals and was often regarded as one of the best strikers in the world.^[6] In 2008, he finished third for both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year.

Striving to compete for trophies, Torres left Liverpool in January 2011 to join Chelsea for a British record transfer fee of £50 million, which made him the most expensive Spanish player in history. At Chelsea, Torres won the FA Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, though his goalscoring rate and performances drastically declined. Torres joined Serie A club AC Milan on a two-year loan prior to the 2013–14 season, and signed permanently in January 2015. In the same month, he agreed to rejoin Atlético Madrid on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season, before signing permamently for the club in July 2016. Torres won the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League before he signed for Japanese club Sagan Tosu in July 2018, retiring from football after the 2018-19 season.

Torres is a Spanish international and made his debut against Portugal in 2003. He has been capped over 100 times and is his country's third-highest goalscorer of all-time. With Spain, he has participated in six major tournaments: UEFA Euro 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2012, and the 2014 World Cup. Spain won the three tournaments from 2008 to 2012, with Torres scoring in the finals of both Euro 2008 and Euro 2012. He scored the winning goal in the 2008 European Championship, and won the Golden Boot for highest goalscorer in 2012.