With Spain, he has participated in six major tournaments: UEFA Euro 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2012, and the 2014 World Cup. He has been capped over 100 times and is his country's third-highest goalscorer of all-time. Torres is a Spanish international and made his debut against Portugal in 2003. Torres won the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League before he signed for Japanese club Sagan Tosu in July 2018, retiring from football after the 2018-19 season. In the same month, he agreed to rejoin Atlético Madrid on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season, before signing permamently for the club in July 2016. Torres joined Serie A club AC Milan on a two-year loan prior to the 2013–14 season, and signed permanently in January 2015. At Chelsea, Torres won the FA Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, though his goalscoring rate and performances drastically declined. Striving to compete for trophies, Torres left Liverpool in January 2011 to join Chelsea for a British record transfer fee of £50 million, which made him the most expensive Spanish player in history. In 2008, he finished third for both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year. The most prolific goalscoring spell of his career, he became the fastest player in Liverpool history to score 50 league goals and was often regarded as one of the best strikers in the world. Torres joined Premier League club Liverpool in 2007, after signing for a club record transfer fee. He made his first-team debut in 2001 and finished his time at the club with 75 goals in 174 La Liga appearances. Torres started his career with Atlético Madrid, progressing through their youth system to the first-team squad. In his prime, he was praised for his pace, accurate finishing, and proficiency in heading, and was named in the FIFA World XI twice. Due to his consistent goalscoring rate as a young player, Torres came to be nicknamed El Niño ('The Kid'), which stuck with him throughout his career. He is the current manager of Atlético Madrid Juvenil A. *Club domestic league appearances and goalsįernando José Torres Sanz ( Spanish pronunciation: born 20 March 1984) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a striker.
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