Félix Torres (footballer, born 1964)

Félix Torres
Personal information
Full name	Félix Ricardo Torres Rodríguez
Date of birth	28 April 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1981–1983	Nacional
1982	→ Sol de América (loan)
1983–1984	Hércules
1984	→ Lorca Deportiva (loan)
1985	Nacional
1986–1987	Sol de América
1987–1988	Tigres UANL
1988–1989	Sol de América
1989–1991	Deportivo Mandiyú
1992	Estudiantes
1992	Racing Club
1993	Olimpia
1993	Platense
1994–1995	Deportivo Morón
1995	Deportes La Serena
1997–2001	Olimpia
2002	Nacional
International career
	Paraguay
Managerial career
2005	Sol de América
2007	Olimpia
2010	Deportivo Capiatá
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Félix Ricardo Torres Rodríguez (born 28 April 1964) is a former football striker and coach from Paraguay.^[2]

Career

Torres started his career in Nacional of Paraguay where he made his professional debut in 1981.^[3] In 1983, he was signed by Hércules CF where he played two seasons^[4] before returning to Paraguay to play for Nacional and Sol de América where he became one of the key players in the obtention of the 1986 Paraguayan 1st division by being the team topscorer and overall topscorer of that year in Paraguay. He then played for Tigres UANL of Mexico before playing in Argentina for clubs like Deportivo Mandiyú, Estudiantes de La Plata, Racing Club and Platense. Torres also played for Deportes La Serena of Chile^[5] and returned to Paraguay to play for Olimpia where he won three 1st division titles before retiring.^[6]

Torres is nicknamed Tanque (Tank) due to his strong build.^[3]^[6]

Season	Team	Award
1986	Sol de América	Top scorer of Liga Paraguaya (13 goals)

^ ^a ^b "Félix Torres". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Félix Ricardo Torres". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Félix Tanque Torres: "Tuve mala suerte en la Selección"". D10 (in Spanish). 13 April 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Torres, Félix Ricardo Torres Rodríguez - Futbolista". www.bdfutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "La Serena 1995 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Impresionante anécdota; lo que hizo ODD para que Félix Torres no firme por Cerro Porteño y vaya a Olimpia (video)". El Futbolero Paraguay (in Spanish). 25 April 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ FIFA Profile