Alexandre Torres
Carlos Alexandre Torres (born 22 August 1966), known as Alexandre Torres, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a defender. His father is former footballer Carlos Alberto Torres.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alexandre Torres | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1985 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1990 | Fluminense | 75 | (3) |
| 1991–1994 | Vasco da Gama | 42 | (3) |
| 1995–1999 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 142 | (11) |
| 2000–2001 | Vasco da Gama | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 269 | (17) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Club career
Torres played professionally in Brazil and Japan for Fluminense, Vasco da Gama and Nagoya Grampus Eight. At Nagoya Grampus he was signed by then manager Arsène Wenger, who seemed to recognise his agent's face from somewhere – bemused to find out it was his father and Brazil legend Carlos Alberto.[1]
International career
Torres was called up to the Brazilian national squad in 1992, making one international appearance.[2]
References
- "'Gabriel not first Brazil centre back'". www.Arsenal.com. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- Alexandre Torres at National-Football-Teams.com
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