* Name: Fernando Torres
* Position: Forward
* Date of birth (age): 20/03/1984 (26)
* Country: Spain
* Club: Liverpool ( England ENG )
* Height: 186cm
* Weight: 78
* UEFA competition debut:
* Club: UEFA Intertoto Cup (Third round)
24/07/04: Atlético 0 – 2 Zlín
* National team: European Under-19 Championship (intermediary round)
16/05/01: Portugal 1 – 3 Spain
NATIONAL TEAM
71 appearances, 23 goals
WORLD CUP
2006: 4 app, 3 goals
Fernando Torres was born to score goals. He was converted from a goalkeeper to a striker at age 7 and scored 55 goals as a 10-year-old, which caught the attention of his beloved Atlético Madrid, which had relaunched its academy after disbanding it a few years earlier (sending superstar Raul into the arms of Real Madrid). The club wouldn’t make that mistake a second time. Torres broke into Atlético’s starting lineup at 17 and never did stop scoring goals, earning him a transfer to Liverpool in 2007. At 25, Torres, the embodiment of the modern striker, already has 132 competitive league goals under his belt.
Scouting thumbnail: Well-rounded, pacy striker with tremendous technique who draws much support as the best in the world. Likes to play off the shoulder of the last defender and can finish with aplomb with either foot and is also superb in the air. Can sometimes be thrown off his game if defenders dish out the rough treatment and the referees are lax in calling fouls. from soccernet.espn.go.com
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