Paulo Torres

Portuguese football manager and former player (born 1971) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paulo Manuel Banha Torres (born 25 November 1971) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left-back, currently manager of Angolan club C.D. Huíla.

Full name Paulo Manuel Banha Torres
Date of birth (1971-11-25) 25 November 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth Évora, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
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Paulo Torres
Personal information
Full name Paulo Manuel Banha Torres
Date of birth (1971-11-25) 25 November 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth Évora, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
Huíla (manager)
Youth career
1983–1985 SL Évora
1985–1989 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Sporting CP 65 (7)
1991Atlético (loan) 1 (1)
1995–1996 Campomaiorense 23 (0)
1996–1998 Salamanca 29 (1)
1998 Rayo Vallecano 8 (0)
1999 Chaves 10 (1)
1999–2000 Leganés 8 (0)
2000–2001 Torreense 26 (1)
2001–2002 Penafiel 16 (0)
2002–2003 Imortal 20 (3)
Total 206 (14)
International career
1988–1989 Portugal U18 21 (4)
1990–1991 Portugal U20 12 (6)
1992–1994 Portugal U21 23 (3)
1992 Portugal 2 (0)
Managerial career
2003–2004 Peniche
2004–2006 Fátima
2006 Barreirense
2007 Bombarralense
2007–2009 Rio Maior
2009–2011 Torreense
2011–2012 Atlético Reguengos
2012–2013 Torreense
2013 Sporting Bissau
2013–2016 Guinea-Bissau
2017–2018 Interclube
2018 Kabuscorp
2019–2020 Sagrada Esperança
2021–2022 Libolo
2022– Huíla
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner1991 Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up1994 France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up1988 Spain
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Playing career

Torres was born in Évora, Alentejo Region. During his career, which was spent entirely in his country and Spain, the free kick specialist[1] played for Sporting CP (this included a very brief loan at Lisbon neighbours Atlético Clube de Portugal), S.C. Campomaiorense, UD Salamanca – spending one season each in the country's two major divisionsRayo Vallecano, G.D. Chaves, CD Leganés, S.C.U. Torreense, F.C. Penafiel and Imortal DC, retiring at 31.[2][3]

Torres was part of the Portugal national under-20 team, dubbed The Golden Generation, that won the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship on home soil, scoring two goals through long-distance free kicks and three in total during the tournament.[4] He also won two full caps, both the following year.[5]

Coaching career

Torres took up coaching immediately after retiring as a player, managing exclusively in the lower leagues in Portugal. On 29 November 2013, he was appointed as head coach of the Guinea-Bissau national team.[6]

In September 2015, Torres received a four-match ban from the Confederation of African Football for abusing a referee during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Zambia three months earlier.[7] He was sacked in March of the following year, after a 3–1 loss to Liberia.[8]

Torres worked in the Angolan Girabola the following seasons, successively being in charge of G.D. Interclube,[9] Kabuscorp SCP,[10] G.D. Sagrada Esperança[11] and C.R.D. Libolo.[12]

Honours

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