Manu Torres
Spanish footballer
Manuel 'Manu' Torres Caturla (Spanish pronunciation: [manˈwel ˈtores]; born 14 August 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career
A product of local Málaga CF, Torres began his senior career with the club at age 17, playing one match (one minute) for the reserves in 2006–07, in the Segunda División B. Following relegation, he spent a further two full seasons with them.
Torres was promoted to the main squad for the 2009–10 campaign, making his La Liga debut on 30 August 2009 against Atlético Madrid and scoring in the 3–0 home win. He went on to appear in 17 league games in his first year, as the Andalusians narrowly avoided relegation.
On 20 June 2011, Torres signed with FC Cartagena of Segunda División. He scored his only goal on 31 March 2012 in a 2–1 away loss to Real Murcia CF, in an eventual relegation as third-bottom.
In the following years, save for a brief spell in the Romanian Liga I with ACS Poli Timișoara (February–June 2016), Torres continued competing in his country's third tier, representing a host of teams.
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