Israel Jhonatan Tordoya Isidro (born 21 February 1980) is a Peruvian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Tordoya played for

Copa Perú The Copa Perú is a association football, football tournament in Peru and the fourth-highest division of the Peruvian football league system. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition involving all Peruvian clubs, but ra ...

Division side

Atlético Torino Club Atlético Torino is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Talara. The club were founded 1957 and play in the Copa Perú which is the fourth division of the Peruvian league. They are the record holders for the Copa Perú, with 5 tit ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

. Then in January 2009 Tordoya joined

Alianza Atlético Club Alianza Atlético de Sullana, shorted to Alianza Atlético, is a Peru, Peruvian professional association football, football club, located in the city of Sullana. The club was founded in 1920 and promoted to the Primera División Peruana, Peruv ...

. There he made his Torneo Descentralizado debut in Round 1 of the 2009 season at home to

Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes is a Peruvian sports club based in Lima, which has Association football, soccer as its main activity. It also has women's football, volleyball and basketball sections. The football team, popularly known as Universi ...

. He came on as substitute for Daniel Peláez late in the match, which finished in a 2–1 win for Universitario. Manager

Teddy Cardama Teddy Armando Cardama Sinti (born 15 August 1966) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a defender. Playing career Cardama was born in Iquitos, and was a Sporting Cristal youth graduate. After making his first team de ...

put him in the starting line-up for the first time in Round 5 in the 2–0 home win against

Coronel Bolognesi Club Deportivo Coronel Bolognesi is a Peruvian football club located in the city of Tacna. Originally founded on 18 October 1929, It was named after Francisco Bolognesi. Years later, a second branch of the club called Club Sport Bolito, was founded ...

. Tordoya managed to make 34 league appearances with three goals and also play in three

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matches that season. In January 2010 Tordoya signed for

Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A., shortened to Sporting Cristal, is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, soccer team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by e ...

for the start of the 2010 season. He made his league debut for the Cristal in Round 2 at home to

FBC Melgar Foot Ball Club Melgar, known simply as FBC Melgar or Melgar, is a Peru, Peruvian professional Association football, football club based in Arequipa. It is one of Peru's oldest football teams, founded in 1915 under the name Juventud Melgar by a ...

. Manager Víctor Rivera substituted him in for Carlos Lobaton in the 71st minute to wrap up the 3–1 win for his side. He played his first game as a starter in the 2–1 away win over

Sport Boys The Sport Boys Association, commonly referred to as the Sport Boys or simply the Boys, is a Peruvian association football club based in the port city of Callao, founded on 28 July 1927. The club currently participate in the Peruvian Primera Divi ...

. He only managed to make five league appearances for Cristal and played his last game for them in Round 21 away to

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, which finished in a 2–1 loss for his club. In September 2010 he returned to

for the end of the 2010 season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tordoya, Israel 1980 births Living people 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen Peruvian men's footballers Footballers from Lima Men's association football midfielders Peruvian Primera División players Atlético Torino footballers Alianza Atlético footballers Sporting Cristal footballers Ayacucho FC footballers Cobresol footballers Alfonso Ugarte de Puno players Sport Victoria players