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Fernando José Torres Sanz is a Spanish football player and captain of Atlético Madrid.He was born in the Fuenlabrada neighbourhood, traditionally Real Madrid territory, but he grew up to wear the red and white stripes of Atlético Madrid. Nicknamed El Niño (The Kid) for his youthful face, Torres is a striker for the Spanish National […]
Position: StrikerDate of Birth: 20/03/1984Height: 6′1Weight: 12st 41st team games: 291st team goals: 18International caps: 44International goals: 15Former clubs: Atletico MadridBirth Place: Madrid, Spain
Fernando Torres became Liverpool’s record signing on July 4, 2007.
The striker had spent the previous 12 years at Atletico Madrid, the club he supported as a boy.
The Spanish giants snapped him up […]
Fernando Torres career Season Club Games Goals Yellow Cards Red Cards 2000/01 Atlético Madrid 1 1 0 0 2001/02 Atlético Madrid 26 6 6 0 2002/03 Atlético Madrid 28 13 5 1 2003/04 Atlético […]
Trivia
* He has three tattoos: one is on the inside of his left arm that says “Fernando” in Tengwar; the number 9, his number for Atlético Madrid and the Spanish national team, is tattooed on the inside of his right wrist; and the Roman numerals VII VII MMI are tattooed on […]
International careerIn November of 2001 Torres played in the Under-17 World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago. In July of 2002, he played in the Under-19 European Championships in Norway, a tournament Spain won. Torres was both top scorer and Player of the Tournament. He made his debut for the Under-21 national team in 2003. On […]
Transfer speculationThe amount of speculation in the media for a Torres transfer is overwhelming. Some of last transfer speculations are below.
In March 2006, the Spanish striker said it was confirmed to him by Atlético chiefs that Manchester United had made a bid which was subsequently rejected. Other sources have instead estimated €36.6m ($46.6m or £25m) […]