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Torres in action for Getafe in 2012
Personal information
Full name Miguel Torres Gómez
Date of birth (1986-01-28) 28 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.85 m
Playing position Right-back
Youth career
1998–2005 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Real Madrid C 34 (1)
2006–2007 Real Madrid B 19 (0)
2006–2009 Real Madrid 52 (0)
2009–2013 Getafe 102 (1)
2013–2014 Olympiacos 10 (0)
2014–2019 Málaga 70 (0)
Total 287 (2)
National team
2007–2009 Spain U21 12 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Miguel Torres Gómez (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈɣel ˈtores]; born 28 January 1986) is a Spanish former footballer. Usually a right-back, he was equally at ease on the other flank.

He played 223 La Liga matches over 11 seasons, in representation of Real Madrid, Getafe and Málaga. He also competed professionally in Greece with Olympiacos.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Madrid, Torres joined Real Madrid's junior teams at the age of 12. He made his first-team debut against Écija Balompié as a starter, in a Copa del Rey game on 25 October 2006, because of injuries to defenders Fabio Cannavaro, Cicinho and Míchel Salgado. He also played in the return leg as a substitute after replacing Sergio Ramos in the 80th minute, and started in both cup matches against Real Betis.

Torres made his La Liga debut in his fourth consecutive appearance, playing the whole 90 minutes in the 1–0 home victory over Real Zaragoza on 14 January 2007. He kept his place in the side the following week against RCD Mallorca, with that performance leading coach Fabio Capello to state: "It is not easy to find a player with as much personality and talent in attack and defence as Torres".

On 10 February 2007, against Real Sociedad, Torres made his first assist: after a quick run on the left flank he provided a left-footed (he was right-footed by nature) cross for Ruud van Nistelrooy, whose header found the net as Madrid came from behind to win it away 2–1.

With Torres as an important piece, Real Madrid won their 30th league title; however, he was unable to play in the decisive game with Mallorca due to a hamstring tear. He signed his first professional contract on 12 July 2007, joining the main squad permanently from Real Madrid Castilla.

Although Torres appeared in more league matches in the following season, he would start significantly less as Madrid repeated league honours, primarily due to the signing of Argentine Gabriel Heinze. During the 2008–09 campaign, still under Bernd Schuster first and later Juande Ramos, he did not fare any better; additionally, he switched back from number 38 to 22 which he previously wore with Castilla.

Getafe

On 31 August 2009 – transfer deadline day – Torres moved to neighbours Getafe CF on a five-year contract, with Real having the option to rebuy in the first two. He made 26 appearances in his first season, with qualification to the UEFA Europa League after a sixth-place finish.

Torres was challenged by new signing Juan Valera for the right-back position in the 2011–12 season, under new manager Luis García, but still contributed 23 league matches as the Madrid outskirts team again retained their status. On 16 April 2012 he scored his first goal in the top division, opening a 5–1 home defeat of Sevilla FC.

Olympiacos and Málaga

On 9 August 2013, Torres joined Olympiacos F.C. from Greece on a three-year deal worth a reported 500,000, reuniting with Míchel who also coached him at Getafe and Real Madrid Castilla. After only ten competitive games he returned to Spain's top flight a year later, signing a one-year contract at Málaga CF with the option of two more.

During his later spell at the La Rosaleda Stadium, Torres suffered several injury problems and was also deemed surplus to requirements by manager Juan Ramón López Muñiz. On 4 July 2019, the 33-year-old announced his retirement from football.

International career

Torres made his debut for the Spain under-21 team on 6 February 2007 in a 2–2 draw against England, remaining a regular in subsequent fixtures.

Personal life

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Torres and Echevarría in 2024

In 2021, Torres and actress Paula Echevarría became parents to a son, also named Miguel. The couple took part together on the third season of Mask Singer: Adivina quién canta, won by fellow Real Madrid veteran Fernando Morientes.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid B 2006–07 Segunda División 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Real Madrid 2006–07 La Liga 18 0 4 0 3 0 25 0
2007–08 20 0 3 0 3 0 26 0
2008–09 14 0 0 0 1 0 15 0
Total 52 0 7 0 7 0 66 0
Getafe 2009–10 La Liga 26 0 5 0 0 0 31 0
2010–11 32 0 2 0 5 0 39 0
2011–12 23 1 0 0 0 0 23 1
2012–13 21 0 4 0 0 0 25 0
Total 102 1 11 0 5 0 118 1
Olympiacos 2013–14 Super League Greece 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Málaga 2014–15 La Liga 16 0 3 0 0 0 19 0
2015–16 23 0 1 0 0 0 24 0
2016–17 22 0 1 0 0 0 23 0
2017–18 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2018–19 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 70 0 5 0 0 0 75 0
Career total 253 1 23 0 12 0 288 1

Honours

Real Madrid

Olympiacos

See also

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