Paulo Torres

Paulo Torres
Personal information
Full name Paulo Manuel Banha Torres
Date of birth (1971-11-25) 25 November 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Évora, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Huíla (manager)
Youth career
1983–1985 SL Évora
1985–1989 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Sporting CP 65 (7)
1991 → Atlético (loan) 1 (1)
1995–1996 Campomaiorense 23 (0)
1996–1998 Salamanca 29 (1)
1998 Rayo Vallecano 8 (0)
1999 Chaves 10 (1)
1999–2000 Leganés 8 (0)
2000–2001 Torreense 26 (1)
2001–2002 Penafiel 16 (0)
2002–2003 Imortal 20 (3)
Total 206 (14)
International career
1988–1989 Portugal U18 21 (4)
1990–1991 Portugal U20 12 (6)
1992–1994 Portugal U21 23 (3)
1992 Portugal 2 (0)
Managerial career
2003–2004 Peniche
2004–2006 Fátima
2006 Barreirense
2007 Bombarralense
2007–2009 Rio Maior
2009–2011 Torreense
2011–2012 Atlético Reguengos
2012–2013 Torreense
2013 Sporting Bissau
2013–2016 Guinea-Bissau
2017–2018 Interclube
2018 Kabuscorp
2019–2020 Sagrada Esperança
2021–2022 Libolo
2022– Huíla
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 1991 Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 1994 France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 1988 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paulo Manuel Banha Torres (born 25 November 1971) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left-back, currently manager of Angolan club C.D. Huíla.

Playing career

Torres was born in Évora, Alentejo Region. During his career, which was spent entirely in his country and Spain, the free kick specialist[1] played for Sporting CP (this included a very brief loan at Lisbon neighbours Atlético Clube de Portugal), S.C. Campomaiorense, UD Salamanca – spending one season each in the country's two major divisions – Rayo Vallecano, G.D. Chaves, CD Leganés, S.C.U. Torreense, F.C. Penafiel and Imortal DC, retiring at 31.[2][3]

Torres was part of the Portugal national under-20 team, dubbed The Golden Generation, that won the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship on home soil, scoring two goals through long-distance free kicks and three in total during the tournament.[4] He also won two full caps, both in the following year.[5]

Coaching career

Torres took up coaching immediately after retiring as a player, managing exclusively in the lower leagues in Portugal. On 29 November 2013, he was appointed as head coach of the Guinea-Bissau national team.[6]

In September 2015, Torres received a four-match ban from the Confederation of African Football for abusing a referee during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Zambia three months earlier.[7] He was sacked in March of the following year, after a 3–1 loss to Liberia.[8]

Torres worked in the Angolan Girabola the following seasons, successively being in charge of G.D. Interclube,[9] Kabuscorp SCP,[10] G.D. Sagrada Esperança[11] and C.R.D. Libolo.[12]

Honours

Sporting CP

Portugal U20

References

  1. ^ A. Lopes, Norberto (17 November 2001). "Penafiel-Gil Vicente, 3–1 (destaques)" [Penafiel-Gil Vicente, 3–1 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Paulo Torres cobiçado pelo Sunderland" [Paulo Torres coveted by Sunderland]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 January 2000. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Paulo Torres: "Nunca esqueci o jogo dos 3–6"" [Paulo Torres: "I never forgot that 3–6 match"]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 December 2002. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b Ribeiro, Ireneu (20 August 2011). "Geração de ouro faz 20 anos" [Golden generation celebrates 20th birthday]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. ^ Silva Rodrigues, António (29 November 2013). "Paulo Torres é o novo selecionador da Guiné-Bissau" [Paulo Torres is the new Guinea-Bissau national team manager]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Caf hands Guinea-Bissau coach Paulo Torres four-match ban". BBC Sport. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Governo da guineense ameaça retirar estatuto de utilidade pública à federação de futebol" [Guinean government threatens to strip football federation of its public utility status] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Futebol: Paulo Torres minimiza empate e valoriza atitude da equipa" [Football: Paulo Torres downplays draw and values attitude of team] (in Portuguese). Angola Press News Agency. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Girabola 2018/19: Kabuscorp do Palanca – PLANTEL" [Girabola 2018/19: Kabuscorp do Palanca – SQUAD] (in Portuguese). Angola Press News Agency. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Futebol: Plantel do Sagrada Esperança para época 2019/20" [Football: Sagrada Esperança squad for 2019/20 season] (in Portuguese). Angola Press News Agency. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Paulo Torres substitui Filemon no comando do Libolo" [Paulo Torres replaces Filemon at the helm of Libolo] (in Portuguese). Angola Press News Agency. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.