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{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
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{{family name hatnote|Torres|García|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Antoni Torres
| name= Antoni Torres
| image = Het elftal van Barcelona, Bestanddeelnr 928-0927.jpg
| image =
| caption = Torres (standing, second to left) in 1975
| fullname = Antoni Torres García
| fullname = Antoni Torres García
| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|6|29|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|7|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Balaguer]], [[Spain]]
| birth_place = [[Balaguer]], [[Spain]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|2|24|1943|6|29|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|2|24|1943|7|29|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
| death_place = [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]
| height = 1.78 m<ref>{{Cite web |title=Torres, Antonio Torres García - Footballer |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j5428.html |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=www.bdfutbol.com}}</ref>
| club =
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub =
| currentclub =
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| years1 = 1963–1965
| years1 = 1963–1965
| years2 = 1965–1976
| years2 = 1965–1976
| clubs1 = [[Hércules CF|Hércules]] | caps1 = | goals1 =
| clubs1 = [[Hércules CF|Hércules]] | caps1 = 50 | goals1 = 1
| clubs2 = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] | caps2 = 475 | goals2 = 7
| clubs2 = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] | caps2 = 270 | goals2 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 1963–1964
| nationalyears1 = 1963–1964
| nationalteam1 = [[Spain national football team|Spain amateur]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Spain national amateur football team|Spain amateur]]
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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| managerclubs5 = [[Hércules CF|Hércules]]
| managerclubs5 = [[Hércules CF|Hércules]]
}}
}}
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'''Antoni Torres García''' (29 June 1943 – 24 February 2003) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Association football|footballer]]. He was active during the 1960s and 1970s, and was officially recognized as a legendary player for FC Barcelona<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/club/historia/jugadors_de_llegenda/torres.html | title=Mythical Players - Antoni Torres| publisher=www.fcbarcelona.cat}}</ref>. He was born on 29 July 1943 in Balaguer, Lerida, Spain. He died of cancer in [[Barcelona]] on 26 February 2003, at the age of 59.


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'''Antoni Torres García''' (29 July 1943 – 24 February 2003) was a Spanish [[Association football|footballer]]. He was active during the 1960s and 1970s, and was officially recognized as a legendary player for Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/club/historia/jugadors_de_llegenda/torres.html| title=Mythical Players - Antoni Torres| publisher=www.fcbarcelona.cat| access-date=2010-03-05| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017010116/http://fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/club/historia/jugadors_de_llegenda/torres.html| archive-date=2007-10-17| url-status=dead}}</ref> He was born on 29 July 1943 in Balaguer, Lerida, Spain. He died of cancer in [[Barcelona]] on 24 February 2003, at the age of 59.
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==FC Barcelona==
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He spent most of his career at [[FC Barcelona]], playing 479 games as a starter between 1965 and 1976. He mainly played as a traditional defender or a libero. He scored 7 goals for Barcelona and is the player with eleventh most competitive matches in the clubs history.


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==Barcelona==
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Before signing for Barcelona, Torres played for Hercules de Alicante, where he established himself as a central defender. In the [[1964–65 La Liga|1964–65]] season he received the award for the best footballer of the Spanish League. After three years at Barcelona he found his way in to the national team, and earned five caps with le selecíon between 1968 and 1969.<ref>http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=629&n=torres/antonio/torres/garcia</ref>
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Born in [[Balaguer]], [[Province of Lleida|Lleida]], [[Catalonia]], Torres spent most of his career at [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], playing 479 games as a starter between 1965 and 1976. He mainly played as a traditional defender or a libero.


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Before signing for Barcelona, Torres played for Hercules, where he established himself as a central defender. In the [[1964–65 La Liga|1964–65]] season, he received the award for the best footballer of the Spanish League. After three years at Barcelona, he found his way in to the national team, and earned five caps with le selecíon between 1968 and 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j%3D629%26n%3Dtorres%2Fantonio%2Ftorres%2Fgarcia |title=Fútbol en la Red |access-date=2010-04-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223002130/http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=629&n=torres%2Fantonio%2Ftorres%2Fgarcia |archive-date=2009-12-23 }}</ref>
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He retired at end of the [[1975–76 La Liga|1975–1976]] season. On 1 September 1976, he received a tribute organized by FC Barcelona, along with his teammates Joaquim Rifé, and Salvador Sadurní.


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He retired at end of the [[1975–76 La Liga|1975–1976]] season. On 1 September 1976, he received a tribute organized by Barcelona, along with his teammates, Joaquim Rifé and Salvador Sadurní.
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After retiring he took the up coaching. In 1984, he founded a football youth school in Barcelona, TARR Escuela, which is named after the initials of its four founders, all former players of Barcelona: Torres, [[Juan Manuel Asensi|Asensi]], [[Carles Rexach|Rexach]] and [[Joaquim Rifé|Rifé]].

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After retiring, he took the up coaching. In 1984, he founded a football youth school in Barcelona, TARR Escuela, which is named after the initials of its four founders, all former players of Barcelona: Torres, [[Juan Manuel Asensi|Asensi]], [[Carles Rexach|Rexach]] and [[Joaquim Rifé|Rifé]].


== Honours ==
== Honours ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{BDFutbol|5428}}
*[http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j5428.html BDFutbol player profile]
* {{BDFutbol manager|5428}}
*[http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/l/l5428.html BDFutbol coach profile]
*[http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=629&n=torres/antonio/torres/garcia National team data] {{es icon}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=629&n=torres%2Fantonio%2Ftorres%2Fgarcia |title=National team data |language=es |website=futbol.sportec.es |access-date=2017-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223002130/http://futbol.sportec.es/seleccion/ficha_jugador.asp?j=629&n=torres%2Fantonio%2Ftorres%2Fgarcia |archive-date=2009-12-23 |url-status=dead }}
*{{nfteams|34174}}
* {{NFT player|id=32071}}


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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME = Torres, Antoni
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
| DATE OF BIRTH = 29 June 1943
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Balaguer]], [[Spain]]
| DATE OF DEATH = 24 February 2003
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Antoni}}
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Latest revision as of 18:14, 30 November 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is García.
Antoni Torres
Torres (standing, second to left) in 1975
Personal information
Full name Antoni Torres García
Date of birth (1943-07-29)29 July 1943
Place of birth Balaguer, Spain
Date of death 24 February 2003(2003-02-24) (aged 59)
Place of death Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Balaguer
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1965 Hércules 50 (1)
1965–1976 Barcelona 270 (2)
International career
1963–1964 Spain amateur 8 (0)
1968–1969 Spain 5 (0)
Managerial career
1978–1979 Barcelona B
1980 Barcelona B
1980–1983 Barcelona B
1983–1985 Castellón
1985 Hércules
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antoni Torres García (29 July 1943 – 24 February 2003) was a Spanish footballer. He was active during the 1960s and 1970s, and was officially recognized as a legendary player for Barcelona.[2] He was born on 29 July 1943 in Balaguer, Lerida, Spain. He died of cancer in Barcelona on 24 February 2003, at the age of 59.

Barcelona

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Born in Balaguer, Lleida, Catalonia, Torres spent most of his career at Barcelona, playing 479 games as a starter between 1965 and 1976. He mainly played as a traditional defender or a libero.

Before signing for Barcelona, Torres played for Hercules, where he established himself as a central defender. In the 1964–65 season, he received the award for the best footballer of the Spanish League. After three years at Barcelona, he found his way in to the national team, and earned five caps with le selecíon between 1968 and 1969.[3]

He retired at end of the 1975–1976 season. On 1 September 1976, he received a tribute organized by Barcelona, along with his teammates, Joaquim Rifé and Salvador Sadurní.

After retiring, he took the up coaching. In 1984, he founded a football youth school in Barcelona, TARR Escuela, which is named after the initials of its four founders, all former players of Barcelona: Torres, Asensi, Rexach and Rifé.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Torres, Antonio Torres García - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Mythical Players - Antoni Torres". www.fcbarcelona.cat. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Fútbol en la Red". Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
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