Johnny Torres
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johnny Torres | ||
| Date of birth | April 24, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
|
Creighton Bluejays (Asst. Coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1998 | Creighton University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | New England Revolution | 88 | (8) |
| 2000 | → Connecticut Wolves (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Miami Fusion | 23 | (2) |
| 2001–2007 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 99 | (41) |
| 2002 | Chicago Fire | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Minnesota Thunder | 47 | (19) |
| 2004 | Milwaukee Wave United | 28 | (11) |
| 2010–2011 | Omaha Vipers (indoor) | ||
| National team | |||
| 1999–2006 | U.S. Futsal | 13 | (9) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2010 | Creighton University (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2011 | Creighton University (Interim Head Coach) | ||
| 2011 | Creighton University (Assistant Coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
|||
Johnny Torres (born April 24, 1976 in Medellín, Colombia) is a Colombian-American soccer midfielder and coach who is currently an assistant coach of his alma mater, Creighton University. Torres has played in Major League Soccer, USL-1, and currently also plays for the Omaha Vipers of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He has also earned caps with the U.S. Futsal team.
Torres was born in Medellín, Colombia, where his father and several uncles played semi-professional soccer. In 1981, when Torres was five years old, his family moved to Houston, Texas where Torres played for the local club team Houston Texans. In 1986, his family decided to return to Colombia, but Torres' youth soccer coach, Carlos Clarke, a native of Chile, offered to adopt Torres. His family agreed, and Torres was adopted by the Clarkes who lived in Dickinson, Texas. Torres would play soccer at Dickinson High School where he was a three-time USA Today high school soccer All-American.
After graduating from high school in 1994, Torres attended Creighton University. The Bluejays had an excellent four-year run during Torres' time with the team. The school racked up a 62–18–5 record and made four consecutive appearances in the NCAA post-season tournament. He was the 1996 Soccer America Player of the Year (for his junior season). In 1996, Torres' senior year, Creighton reached the NCAA College Cup for the first time in school history. Torres was showered with honors during his time at Creighton. He was selected as a Second Team All Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) player as a freshman. The next three years, he made the All-MVC first team. He was also a first-team All-American his junior and senior years. In 1997, he was the MCV Player of the Year, Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the MCV tournament and the Hermann Trophy winner. He is third on Creighton's career scoring list with 46 goals and is tied for second on the career assists list with 36. In 1996, during his time at Creighton, Torres became a U.S. citizen. In 2004, he was inducted into the Creighton University athletic Hall of Fame.
...
Wikipedia