Iván Arturo Torres Riveros (born 27 February 1991) is a Paraguayan professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left-back
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for
Sportivo Luqueño
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.
International
He made his
Paraguay national football team
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debut on 5 June 2019, in a friendly against Honduras, as a starter.
Personal life
Torres married Cristina "Vita" Aranda, with whom he had three children. Aranda was shot while attending the Ja'umina Fest music festival at the Jose Asuncion Flores Amphitheatre in
San Bernardino
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on 30 January 2022 and she later died from her injuries. Aranda was one of two people killed as a result of the shooting, and four others were injured.
Qué se sabe del ataque en un festival de música en Paraguay en el que murió la influencer Cristina "Vita" Aranda
BBC
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(31 January 2022)
See also
* Players and Records in Paraguayan Football
References
External links
*
1991 births
People from Ñemby
Footballers from Central Department
Living people
Men's association football defenders
Paraguayan men's footballers
Paraguay men's international footballers
Cerro Porteño players
Club Olimpia footballers
Club Atlético Colón footballers
Goiás Esporte Clube players
Sportivo Luqueño players
Paraguayan Primera División players
Argentine Primera División players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen
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