César Torres
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Fernando Torres Ramírez | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colombia U20 (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Boca Juniors de Cali (youth) | |||
| 2006 | Cortuluá (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Centauros Villavicencio (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Centauros Villavicencio | ||
| 2009–2011 | Centauros Villavicencio (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Universitario Popayán | ||
| 2013 | Deportes Quindío (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Deportes Quindío (interim) | ||
| 2014–2018 | Universitario Popayán | ||
| 2018–2020 | Alianza Petrolera | ||
| 2021–2022 | Jaguares de Córdoba | ||
| 2022 | Cortuluá | ||
| 2023 | Bogotá | ||
| 2023 | Alianza Petrolera | ||
| 2024 | Alianza | ||
| 2024– | Colombia U20 | ||
César Fernando Torres Ramírez (born 23 September 1976) is a Colombian football manager, currently in charge of the Colombia national under-20 team.
Career
[edit]Torres was born in Cali, and started his career in the youth categories of hometown side Boca Juniors de Cali. After spending several years in the club, he moved to Cortuluá in 2006 after being named Alberto Suárez's assistant.[1]
In 2007, Torres was appointed Nelson Abadía's assistant at Centauros Villavicencio, and was later the club's manager for the latter stages of the campaign. He moved back to his assistant role for the 2009 season, after the appointment of Eduardo Cruz as manager.
In 2012, after the establishment of Universitario Popayán, Torres was named their new manager. He left in the following year to work as Cruz's assistant at Deportes Quindío, being also an interim manager of the club after Cruz left.[2]
In January 2014, Torres returned to Universitario, being in charge of the club in the Categoría Primera B. In October 2018, he was named at the helm of Alianza Petrolera, seriously threatened with relegation in the Categoría Primera A.[3]
After avoiding relegation, Torres led Alianza to the semifinals of the 2019 Torneo Finalización, but was sacked on 16 November 2020 after a 1–6 loss to Millonarios.[4] On 25 May 2021, he was appointed manager of Jaguares de Córdoba.[5]
On 4 May 2022, Jaguares announced that Torres would leave on a mutual agreement at the end of the Apertura Tournament.[6] Twenty days later he was announced as the new manager of Cortuluá.[7] On 18 September, he resigned from Cortuluá after going winless for seven games, leaving the club in last place of both the 2022 Finalización tournament and the season's relegation table.[8]
On 6 March 2023, Torres was appointed as manager of Categoría Primera B club Bogotá.[9] Torres left Bogotá on 25 June 2023, as he was signed for a second spell as manager of Alianza Petrolera.[10] With Alianza Petrolera being relocated to Valledupar prior to the start of the 2024 season, Torres became the manager for its successor club Alianza F.C.[11] On 29 March, he left Alianza on a mutual agreement.[12]
On 2 May 2024, Torres was appointed as manager of the Colombia national under-20 team.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Paciencia y resistencia" [Patience and resistance] (in Spanish). The Coaches' Voice. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "César Torres es el "encargado" de salvar al Deportes Quindío" [César Torres is the one "in charge" of saving Deportes Quindío] (in Spanish). La Crónica del Quindío. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "César Torres y Sergio 'Barranca' Herrera dirigirán Alianza Petrolera" [César Torres and Sergio 'Barranca' Herrera will manage Alianza Petrolera] (in Spanish). FutbolRed. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Millonarios cobró cabeza de un técnico; César Torres deja Alianza tras polémica goleada" [Millonarios chop off another manager; César Torres leaves Alianza after controversial routing] (in Spanish). Antena 2. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Cesar Torres fue oficializado como nuevo entrenador de Jaguares" [Cesar Torres was officially named new manager of Jaguares] (in Spanish). La Razón. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "César Torres sobre su salida de Jaguares: "Fue muy ligera la decisión"" [César Torres about his departure from Jaguares: "The decision was very quick"] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Cortuluá le apuesta al otro semestre: este será su nuevo técnico" [Cortuluá bet on the other semester: this will be their new manager] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "¡Se acabó!: César Torres deja el cargo como técnico de Cortuluá, Velasco asume el puesto" [It's over! César Torres leaves the position as manager of Cortuluá, Velasco takes over the post] (in Spanish). El País. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "César Torres es el elegido para dirigir al Bogotá Fútbol Club" [César Torres is the chosen one to manage Bogotá Fútbol Club] (in Spanish). Rotonda Deportiva. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Alianza Petrolera confirmó a su nuevo entrenador" [Alianza Petrolera confirmed their new manager] (in Spanish). Vanguardia. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "El nuevo elenco que reemplazará a Alianza Petrolera ya se entrena en Valledupar" [The new team that will replace Alianza Petrolera is already training in Valledupar] (in Spanish). La Opinión. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "César Torres se va de Alianza FC tras la derrota con Tolima" [César Torres leaves Alianza FC after the loss to Tolima] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Selección Colombia Sub-20 tiene nuevo técnico: dirigió en Liga BetPlay" [The Colombia U-20 National Team has a new manager: he managed in Liga BetPlay] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- César Torres coach profile at Soccerway
