William Antonio Torres

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.

For other people named William Torres, see William Torres (disambiguation).
William Antonio Torres
Personal information
Full name William Antonio Torres Cabrera
Date of birth (1981-05-30) May 30, 1981
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Playing position(s) Defender
Club 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 UES
2012 Once Municipal
National team‡
2002–2007 El Salvador 30 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 2007
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Cabrera.

Club career

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

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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References
  1. La Universidad de El Salvador también sacudió el palo - La Página (in Spanish)
  2. Tyrone Sawyers, tercer foráneo canario - ElSalvadorFC (in Spanish)
  3. Profile - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
  4. Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 (El Salvador) - Details - RSSSF
  5. William Antonio Torres – FIFA competition record
  6. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details - RSSSF
  7. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - RSSSF
  8. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details - RSSSF
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