Ángel Torres Ranchero
Ángel Torres García (born August 2, 1916 in Zapopan , Jalisco , † April 21, 2003 in Guadalajara , Jalisco), also known by the nickname Ranchero , was a Mexican football player on the position of goalkeeper .
career
At the beginning of the 1940s "Ranchero" Torres was Evaristo Murillo's substitute goalkeeper at Union Deportiva Moctezuma de Orizaba . After the introduction of professional football in Mexico , he was under contract from 1943 to 1949 with Atlas Guadalajara , with whom he won the Mexican Cup and the Supercup in the 1945/46 season.
successes
- Mexican cup winner: 1945/46
- Mexican Supercup: 1946
References and comments
- ↑ Belonging to Atlas Guadalajara as stated on Twitter.com (Spanish); the dates of birth and death as well as the club membership before the introduction of professional football were taken from the Spanish-language Wikipedia (button on the left).
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SURNAME | Torres, Angel |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Torres García, Ángel (full name); Ranchero (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | mexican soccer goalkeeper |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1916 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zapopan , Jalisco , Mexico |
DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 2003 |
Place of death | Guadalajara , Jalisco |