Diego Torres (footballer, born 1978)
Spanish footballer
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Diego Torres Rodríguez (born 19 September 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Torres Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Valladolid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Extremadura | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Levante | 19 | (2) |
| 1999 | → Ontinyent (loan) | 14 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | → Sabadell (loan) | 35 | (19) |
| 2002–2003 | Ciudad Murcia | 19 | (6) |
| 2003 | Novelda | 15 | (6) |
| 2003–2006 | Gimnàstic | 111 | (40) |
| 2006–2008 | Rayo Vallecano | 45 | (10) |
| 2008 | → Salamanca (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Badalona | 67 | (10) |
| 2010–2011 | Barakaldo | 35 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Badajoz | 33 | (13) |
| 2012–2013 | UCAM Murcia | 19 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Cultural Leonesa | 34 | (12) |
| 2014–2018 | Palencia | 114 | (60) |
| 2018–2022 | Betis Valladolid | 74 | (42) |
| Total | 644 | (239) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Torres was born in Valladolid, Castile and León. His La Liga input consisted of seven minutes for CF Extremadura in a 1–0 win against RCD Mallorca, on 3 January 1999.[1]
Over five seasons, Torres amassed Segunda División totals of 103 matches and 21 goals, with Levante UD, Gimnàstic de Tarragona and UD Salamanca.[2][3] After scoring a career-best 20 times to help the second club to promotion from Segunda División B in 2003–04[4][5] he netted 12 the following campaign,[6] adding seven in 2005–06 as they returned to the top flight after 56 years as runners-up.[7][8]
Torres continued to play well into his 40s, representing teams in the third tier but also in the Tercera División and amateur football.[9][10][11][3]