José Anthony Torres
Panamanian footballer and manager (born 1972)
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José Mario Anthony Torres (born 27 August 1972) is a Panamanian former football defender. He was nicknamed “El caballo de hierro” (the iron horse) because of tackling capabilities.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Mario Anthony Torres | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | El Porvenir, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2003 | Platense | ||
| 2003 | Real España | ||
| 2004–2005 | Marathón | ||
| 2005–2006 | Persepolis | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Victoria | ||
| 2007–2008 | Arsenal | ||
| 2008 | Deportivo Sanarate F.C. | ||
| 2009 | C.D. Guastatoya | ||
| 2010 | Sporting San Miguelito | 27 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2009 | Panama[1] | 75 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2019 | Sporting San Miguelito | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Nicknamed Chalate, Torres has had a lengthy career abroad playing for Honduran sides like Platense and Arsenal Roatán.[2] He left Platense after seven years for Real España in summer 2003.[3]
In January 2004 he left Real España after he refused to take up Honduran citizenship which the club asked him to bypass the foreign player quota.[4] He then joined fellow Panamanian Donaldo González at Marathón and he moved to Iran to play alongside compatriot Carlos Rivera with local giants Persepolis.[5][6]
In January 2007, Torres returned to Honduras to play for Victoria after an unsuccessful spell with Persepolis.[7] Later, he played in Guatemala for second division sides Deportivo Sanarate F.C. and C.D. Guastatoya.[8] He returned to Panama in January 2010 after 14 years abroad when signed by Sporting San Miguelito.[9]
International career
Torres made his debut for Panama in an October 1999 friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago and has earned a total of 75 caps, scoring no goals.[10] He represented his country in 23 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[11] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament[12] and he also played at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[13]
His final international was a June 2009 friendly match against Haiti.
Honours and awards
Club
- C.D. Platense
- C.D. Marathón
Panama
- CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2005[14]
Managerial career
Anthony Torres was appointed manager of Sporting San Miguelito in September 2012[15] and immediately won the club's first league title in 2013.[16]