Miguel Angel Torres Quintana (born 17 January 1982) is a
Peruvian
Peruvians ( es, peruanos) are the citizens of Peru. There were Andean and coastal ancient civilizations like Caral, which inhabited what is now Peruvian territory for several millennia before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century; Peruvian p ...
former
footballer
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who played, as a
winger.
Career
Torres started out with Universitario and played for two years. He then went to
Coronel Bolognesi
Coronel Bolognesi Fútbol Club 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 o ...
for a year. He then played two years for
Sport Boys
Sport Boys Association, commonly referred to as Sport Boys or simply Boys, is a Peruvian football club based in the port city of Callao. It was founded on 28 July 1927. Its classic and historic rival is the Atlético Chalaco against whom dispute ...
and finally played for Cienciano before returning to Universitario in 2007. In 2007, he did not play regularly. However, in 2008 he became part of the starting line-up and played the right-wing midfield with a lot of success due to his speed and stamina.
Torres has made five appearances for the
Peru national football team
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.
Honours
Club
;
Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of ...
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Apertura
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2008
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Torneo Descentralizado (2):
2009
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2013
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1982 births
Living people
Footballers from Lima
Peruvian footballers
Peru men's international footballers
Peruvian Primera División players
Club Universitario de Deportes footballers
Coronel Bolognesi footballers
Sport Boys footballers
Cienciano footballers
Men's association football wingers
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