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Fernando Jose Torres Sanz: Striker |
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Nickname: El
Nino |
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Date of Birth:
20.03.1984 |
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With the Reds: 2007-2011 |
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Squad
number: |
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Height: 6 ft 1
ins (1.89 m) |
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Weight: 12 st 4
(78 kg) |
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Bought from: Atletico
Madrid |
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Signed for
LFC: Ј26,500,000 - 04.07.2007 |
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Debut: 11.08.2007 |
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Last match:
26.01.2011 |
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Debut
goal: 19.08.2007 |
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1st team
league games: 102 (11 as sub) |
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1st team
league goals: 65 |
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Total 1st
team games: 142 (16 as sub) |
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Total 1st
team goals: 81 |
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Contract expiry:
31.01.2011, transfered to Chelsea for J50,000,000 |
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International caps:
82 Spain (40 as LFC, 17.11.2010) |
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International
goals: 26 (12 as LFC) |
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International debut:
06.09.2003 vs. Portugal |
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Former clubs:
Atletico Madrid, Chelsea |
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Birth Place:
Madrid, Spain |
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Honours: |
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Personal Honours: |
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Other Honours: 1 Champion World
Cup 2010, 1 Champion European 2008 |
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Total LFC games/goals
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League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 2007-08 |
29/4 |
24 |
1 |
|
1 |
3 |
10/1 |
6 |
|
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41/5 |
33 |
| 2008-09 |
20/4 |
14 |
2/1 |
1 |
1/1 |
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9 |
2 |
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32/6 |
17 |
| 2009-10 |
20/2 |
18 |
2 |
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b |
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7/1 |
4 |
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29/3 |
22 |
| 2010-11 |
22/1 |
9 |
1 |
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|
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1/1 |
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|
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24/2 |
9 |
| Total |
91/11 |
65 |
6/1 |
1 |
2/1 |
3 |
27/3 |
8 |
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126/16 |
81 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
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Total |
Competition |
| 126 |
Started |
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102 |
Premier League |
| 24 |
On the bench |
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24 |
Champions League |
| 16 |
Substitute |
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7 |
FA Cup |
| 56 |
Substituted |
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6 |
Europa League |
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3 |
League Cup |
Career Milestones for Fernando Torres:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
11.08.2007 |
Aston V |
2-1 |
Villa Park |
League |
| 50 |
27.08.2008 |
Standard Liege |
1-0 |
Anfield |
Europe |
| 100 |
16.12.2009 |
Wigan A |
2-1 |
Anfield |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
19.08.2007 |
16 |
Chelsea |
1-1 |
Anfield |
League |
| 50 |
24.05.2009 |
31 |
Tottenham H |
3-1 |
Anfield |
League |
| Seasons |
Player № |
| 2007-08 |
9 |
| 2008-09 |
9 |
| 2009-10 |
9 |
| 2010-11 |
9 |
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* Note, Since the 1993-94 season players have a fixed
number. |
Notes:
- b - on bench |
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PROFILE
Signed for a club record fee of approximately Ј20 million in July 2007, Fernando
Torres was handed the No.9 shirt vacated by Anfield legend Robbie Fowler.
Undaunted, he soon became the first Red since Fowler in 1996-97 to break the
30-goal barrier and quickly became the new idol of the Kop.
Before joining the Premier League aged 23, Torres spent 12 years with hometown club
Atletico Madrid.
Such was his prodigious talent he was named the best U14 player in Europe following
his performances in the 1998 Nike Cup.
Torres became the youngest player in Atletico history upon making his debut in May
2001. He went on to bag 21 goals in 2003-04 after being named Vicente Calderon's youngest
ever skipper at the age of 19.
Having already top-scored in European U16 and U19 Championships, El Nino earned a
first senior cap in September 2003 against Portugal. Seven months later he chalked up a
first international goal against Italy. The forward would go on to net three times in the
2006 World Cup in Germany.
Clubs around Europe, including Manchester United and Arsenal, were understandably
circling. However, in May 2007 it became clear Torres had his heart set on Merseyside when
he revealed the phrase 'We'll Never Walk Alone' on the inside of his captain's armband
during a match between Atletico and Real Sociedad.
Two months of speculation and paper talk ensued before the striker was finally
unveiled at Melwood.
Torres made his competitive debut for Liverpool at Villa Park on August 11, 2007. A
week later he smashed in his first official goal (he'd already scored in a pre-season
friendly versus Shanghai Shenhua) when a trademark burst of pace against Chelsea sent
Anfield wild.
Successive home hat-tricks to see off Middlesbrough and West Ham helped the hitman
total 33 in 2007-08, including 24 in the league to overtake Ruud van Nistelrooy and become
the most prolific foreigner ever in a debut season in England.
His crucial strike in the Stade Velodrome against Marseille won Goal of the Season
on Liverpoolfc.tv, and it came as no surprise when fans also voted him their Player of the
Year.
As if all this wasn't enough, Torres then topped off an incredible season by
helping Spain to Euro 2008 glory in Austria and Switzerland. It was he who scored the
winner in the final against Germany - one of two throughout the tournament. Remarkably, it
was Spain's first major honour since 1964 - and our No.9 was the hero.
A series of hamstring injuries disrupted 2008-09, though a haul of 17 goals from 38
appearances aided Liverpool's best title charge since 1990.
Torres spent a large part of the summer that followed in South Africa, where an
awesome 11-minute hat-trick against New Zealand saw Spain through to the Confederations
Cup semi-finals.
He returned to England hoping to help the Reds finally collect the Premier League
trophy - but it would prove a troublesome year for both player and club.
Injuries to our leading marksman undoubtedly contributed to a disappointing
seventh-place finish in the league, though Torres still tallied 22 goals from 32 games in
between two knee operations.
While Rafael Benitez was being replaced by Roy Hodgson back on Merseyside, our
Spanish spearhead was again away with his country in South Africa - this time for the
World Cup.
Torres struggled to find full fitness as Spain progressed through the tournament,
and he lost his place to Barcelona's Pedro for the semi-final victory over Germany. Coach
Vicente del Bosque stuck to his guns for the final, with the Liverpool man having to
settle for an extra-time cameo in an historic 1-0 win against Dirk Kuyt's Holland. El Nino
pulled up clutching his thigh during his short spell on the Soccer City pitch - but
nothing was going to stop him taking part in the jubilant celebrations that followed.
A stop-start six months followed at Anfield and while Torres struggled to recapture
the explosive form of his first season in England, many supporters believed that the
arrival of Kenny Dalglish and his attacking brand of football would rejuvenate the
Spaniard and bring about the best from our No.9.
However, on January 28, following a bid earlier in the day from Chelsea, Fernando
Torres handed in a written transfer request and told the club he wanted to leave. Three
days later he joined Chelsea Football Club.
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