William Torres (footballer, born 1976)

William Torres Alegría
Personal information
Full name	William Jeovanny Torres Alegría
Date of birth	October 27, 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	San Miguel, El Salvador
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger; Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992	C.D. Saprivas
1993–1994	Liberal
1994–2000	Dragón
2000–2001	Águila
2001–2002	FAS
2003–2005	Águila
2006	Independiente Nacional 1906
2006	Once Municipal
2007–2010	Águila
2011	Dragón
2012	Luis Ángel Firpo
International career
1999–2009	El Salvador
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Jeovanny Torres Alegría (born October 27, 1976) is a Salvadoran retired professional footballer who played as a winger or attacking midfielder.

Club career

Torres Alegría was born in San Miguel, El Salvador. He started his career at third division Saprivas before stepping up a division to play for Liberal in 1993. He then had a lengthy spell with Dragón with whom he made his debut in the top tier of local football. He joined Águila in 2000 where he would stay for another five years but for a year with FAS in between. After short spells at second division Independiente Nacional 1906 and at Once Municipal he rejoined Águila in 2007.^[1]

Retirement and change of heart

In February 2011, William Torres announced his retirement from football for personal reasons,^[2] but he signed with second level Dragón for the 2011 Apertura season. In January 2012 he moved to Luis Ángel Firpo.^[3]

International career

Torres Alegría made his debut for El Salvador in an August 1999 friendly match against Greece and has earned a total of 33 caps, scoring 3 goals including his first one in an unofficial game against Honduras. He has represented his country in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[4] and played at the 2003^[5] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.^[6]

His final international game was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Canada.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 February 2000	Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Honduras	1-4	1-5	Friendly match (not full FIFA int.)
2	26 March 2008	RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States	Anguilla	4-0	4-0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	6 September 2008	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Haiti	5-0	5-0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification