FERNANDO TORRES

One of the most talented footballer in the World.
He’s a spanish footballer who plays for Liverpool FC and the Spain national team as a striker.

Full Name : Fernando José Torres Sanz

Career : Athletico Madrid (2001 to 2007) Liverpool FC (since 2007)

Date of birth : 20 March 1984

Place of birth : Fuenlabrada, Spain

Height : 1.85 m

Playing position : Striker

Family : two sons : Nora (b. July 8, 2009) and Leo (b. December 6, 2010)

Fernando Torres started his football carreer at the age of 16 with Athletico Madrid, progressing through their youth system. He made his first team debut in 2001 and finished his career with this club having scored 75 goals in 174 appareances in the First Division.
He Joined Premier League club (Liverpool FC) in 2007 after signing for a club record transfeer. He marked his first season by being Liverpool’s first player, since Robbie Fowler in 1995-96, to score more than 20 league goals in a season. Torres became the fastest player in Liverpool history to score 50 league goals after scoring against Aston Villa in December 2009.
He is also a Spanish international and made his debut for the country against Portugal in 2003.
He has since participated in four major tournaments, UEFA Euro 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He did not score a goal at UEFA
Euro 2004, but he scored three at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Torres scored twice at UEFA Euro 2008 which included the winning goal for Spain in their 1-0 win over Germany in the Final. He won the 2010 FIFA World Cup with Spain in South Africa, despite not scoring any goals.

Honors and Awards : • Second Division : 2001-2002 • UEFA European under -16 Championship : 2001 • UEFA European under -19 Championship : 2002 • UEFA European Championship : 2008 • FIFA World Cup : 2010 • Nike Cup top scorer : 1999 • Algarve Tournament Player of the Tournament : 2001 •