Curro Torres

Cristóbal Emilio "Curro" Torres Ruiz (born 27 December 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back, and is a manager.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.

Curro Torres
Personal information
Full name Cristóbal Emilio Torres Ruiz
Date of birth (1976-12-27) 27 December 1976
Place of birth Ahlen, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Damm
Gramenet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Gramenet 53 (5)
1997–1999 Valencia B 62 (10)
1999–2009 Valencia 117 (1)
1999–2000 → Recreativo (loan) 37 (1)
2000–2001 → Tenerife (loan) 39 (2)
2007–2008 → Murcia (loan) 2 (0)
2009–2011 Gimnàstic 0 (0)
Total 310 (19)
National team
2001–2002 Spain 5 (0)
Teams managed
2014–2017 Valencia B
2017 Lorca
2018 Istra 1961
2018–2019 Córdoba
2019–2020 Lugo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In his professional career, whose later years were blighted by several injuries, he represented mainly Valencia, helping the team to two La Liga championships (playing in a total of 119 matches in that level over eight seasons, scoring once) and the 2004 UEFA Cup. He appeared for Spain at the 2002 World Cup.

Torres started working as a manager in 2014, spending three years at Valencia B.

Early years

Torres was born in Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. His parents hailed from Granada, and emigrated to Germany for employment.

When their son was still an infant they moved back to Spain, settling in Catalonia.[1]

Club career

Valencia

Torres began his career with UDA Gramenet before joining Valencia CF in 1997. He was a regular with the B-team for two seasons, being subsequently loaned out to Recreativo de Huelva and CD Tenerife in the next two years. In the latter, alongside Mista and Luis García, he was a key member of the Canary Islands club – coached by Rafael Benítez[2]– that won promotion to La Liga.

Torres then returned to Valencia, where he proceeded to become a key member in the sides that won the national league twice and the 2003–04 UEFA Cup, again under Benítez.[3] From early 2005 onwards, however, he would be severely hindered by injuries,[4] although he appeared in 17 games in the 2006–07 campaign, mainly as a left-back due to Emiliano Moretti's forced absence.

For 2007–08, Torres was loaned to top level newcomers Real Murcia,[5] where his physical problems resurfaced (two league appearances).[6][7] Upon their relegation he returned to Valencia, being restricted to two UEFA Cup matches during the season, with even midfielder Hedwiges Maduro being preferred as Miguel's backup;[8] he left the Che in June 2009.

Later years

On 27 July 2009, Torres moved to Gimnàstic de Tarragona in Segunda División, playing no minutes whatsoever in the season (league or cup) as Nàstic finished in 18th position.[9] In January of the following year, after the loan acquisitions of Borja Viguera and Álex Bergantiños by the club, the 34-year-old's contract was cancelled.[10]

Coaching

On 7 April 2014, Torres returned to Valencia after nearly five years, being appointed manager of the reserves in Segunda División B.[11] In 2017 he took them to the final round of the play-offs, but was knocked out by Albacete Balompié.

On 2 July 2017, Torres was named Lorca FC manager.[12] On 17 December, with the side in the relegation zone, he was sacked.[13]

Torres was appointed at NK Istra 1961 from the Croatian First Football League on 20 September 2018, but left the club after only one month in charge.[14] On 19 November he replaced fired José Ramón Sandoval at the helm of Córdoba CF,[15] and was dismissed on 25 February 2019 having earned fewer points (ten) than any other second division team during that period.[16]

On 27 December 2019, Torres was named manager of second division side CD Lugo after the sacking of Eloy Jiménez.[17] He was himself relieved of his duties six months later, with the team second from bottom.[18]

International career

Courtesy of solid performances whilst at Valencia, Torres made his debut for Spain on 14 November 2001 in a friendly match with Mexico in Huelva (1–0 win),[19] and was a member of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, where he appeared against South Africa in the group stage.[20]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 28 June 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Valencia B 7 April 2014 2 July 2017 127 52 34 41 168 140 +28 040.94 [21]
Lorca 2 July 2017 17 December 2017 20 4 4 12 18 30 −12 020.00 [22]
Istra 1961 20 September 2018 28 October 2018 6 2 1 3 12 14 −2 033.33 [23]
Córdoba 19 November 2018 25 February 2019 14 2 4 8 17 25 −8 014.29 [24]
Lugo 27 December 2019 29 June 2020 15 4 4 7 10 18 −8 026.67 [25]
Total 182 64 47 71 225 227 −2 035.16 —

Honours

Valencia

See also

References
  1. Ros, Cayetano (29 September 2004). "Curro Torres, en su cuna" [Curro Torres, in his cradle] (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. Santon, Carlos (28 October 2000). "La ambición de Benítez tuvo justa recompensa" [Benítez's ambition had its just reward] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. Valencia 2–0 Marseille; BBC Sport, 19 May 2004
  4. Curro Torres awaits surgery; UEFA, 12 January 2005
  5. Curro Torres leaves Valencia; UEFA, 4 August 2007
  6. "La rodilla envía a Curro Torres al quirófano" [Knee sends Curro Torres to surgery room] (in Spanish). La Verdad. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  7. "Curro Torres se perfila como la novedad del Murcia en Riazor" [Curro Torres poised to be a novelty for Murcia at Riazor] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. Valencia: Emery convoca de nuevo a Curro Torres (Valencia: Emery calls Curro Torres again); Goal, 4 December 2008 (in Spanish)
  9. Curro Torres dice adiós a la temporada (Curro Torres says goodbye to season); Marca, 6 February 2010 (in Spanish)
  10. Romero, Ricky (13 January 2011). "Curro Torres es el primer damnificado por los dos fichajes" [Curro Torres is the first damaged by the two signings] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  11. Curro Torres, nuevo entrenador del Valencia CF – Mestalla (Curro Torres, new Valencia CF – Mestalla manager); Valencia CF, 7 April 2014 (in Spanish)
  12. Curro Torres, nuevo técnico del Lorca FC (Curro Torres, new manager of Lorca FC) Archived 9 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Lorca FC, 2 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  13. Curro Torres deja de ser técnico del Lorca Fútbol Club (Curro Torres no longer Lorca Fútbol Club manager); Lorca FC, 17 December 2017 (in Spanish)
  14. Ortí, Francisco (30 October 2018). "Acaba la etapa Curro Torres en Croacia" [Curro Torres spell in Croatia comes to an end] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  15. "Curro Torres, nuevo entrenador del Córdoba Club de Fútbol" [Curro Torres, new manager of Córdoba Club de Fútbol] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  16. "El Córdoba destituye a Curro Torres y apuesta por Rafa Navarro" [Córdoba dismiss Curro Torres and bet on Rafa Navarro] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  17. "Curro Torres, nuevo técnico del CD Lugo" [Curro Torres, new manager of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  18. Palacios, Xosé María (30 June 2020). "Juanfran, nuevo entrenador de un Lugo que lucha por la permanencia" [Juanfran, new manager of a Lugo fighting for survival] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  19. La selección aburre (National team are a bore); Mundo Deportivo, 15 November 2001 (in Spanish)
  20. Hacen pleno (Three for three); Mundo Deportivo, 13 June 2002 (in Spanish)
  21. "Curro Torres: Cristóbal Emilio Torres Ruiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
    "Curro Torres: Cristóbal Emilio Torres Ruiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
    "Segunda División B (Grupo 3) 2015–16" [Segunda División B (Group 3) 2015–16] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
    "Curro Torres: Cristóbal Emilio Torres Ruiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  22. "Curro Torres: Cristóbal Emilio Torres Ruiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  23. "Curro Torres". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  24. "Curro Torres: Cristóbal Emilio Torres Ruiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  25. "Curro Torres: Cristóbal Emilio Torres Ruiz". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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