Manu Torres

Manu Torres

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Torres Caturla
Date of birth	14 August 1989 (1989-08-14) (age 22)
Place of birth	Torremolinos, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Cartagena
Number	3
Youth career
1996–2006	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2009	Málaga B	66	(6)
2009–2011	Málaga	24	(1)
2011–	Cartagena	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Caturla.

Manuel 'Manu' Torres Caturla (Spanish pronunciation: [manˈwel ˈtores]; born 14 August 1989 in Torremolinos, Málaga) is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Cartagena as a left defender.

Football career

A product of local giants Málaga CF, Manu made his senior debuts for the club at only 17, appearing in one match (one minute played) for the reserves in 2006–07, in the third division. After the final relegation, he subsequently played a further two full seasons with the B-side.

Torres was promoted to the first team for the 2009–10 season, making his top level debut on 30 August 2009, in a game against Atlético Madrid, scoring once in a 3–0 home win,^[1] and appearing in 17 league games in his first year as the Andalusians narrowly avoided relegation. On 20 June 2011, he signed for FC Cartagena.^[2]

References

1. ^ Málaga 3-0 Atlético Madrid; ESPNsoccernet, 30 August 2009
2. ^ El Cartagena anuncia cuatro fichajes (Cartagena announces four signings); Marca, 20 June 2011 (Spanish)

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Torres, Manu
Alternative names	Manuel Torres
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	14 August 1989
Place of birth	Torremolinos, Spain
Date of death
Place of death