Jose Torres

Background

Torres was born in Texas to a Mexican father and an American mother.

Career

He is usually deployed as a central midfielder but can also play as a full-back. Torres has played for the United States national team He played two years for Longview High School and was voted the team"s Most Valuable Player both seasons, with 31 goals and 39 assists in total.

After his sophomore year, he was scouted and signed by Mexican club Pachuca.

Torres was recruited by Pachuca while he was still attending high school in Texas. He broke into the starting lineup during the 2008 Apertura season in central midfield.

He appeared in all three matches at the 2008 Fédération internationale de football association Club World Cup for Pachuca, starting twice. On November 2012, he was transferred to Tigres UANL. On December 22, 2012, Torres made his debut with Tigres on a friendly match against Pumas Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in the Estadio Universitario.

Torres was eligible to choose between representing Mexico, the nation of his father"s heritage and where he played club football, or his native United States.

Both national federations had been tracking Torres" progress at Pachuca. Torres was invited by Peter Nowak to play for the United States U-23 team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Torres declined the invitation when Pachuca promised a position in their starting lineup if he stayed with the club

However, only three months later, on October 2, 2008, Torres announced his intention to represent the United States at the international level, and was called in to the United States. camp by Bob Bradley within days.

He made his United States. debut against Cuba on October 11, 2008, coming on as a substitute for Heath Pearce in the sixty-eighth minute. He made his first start against Trinidad and Tobago four days later.

Torres was also included in the roster that played against Mexico in February 2009, but did not play. He was selected to the 23-man roster to represent the United States at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and started a group stage game against Slovenia.

Despite being a part of the 2013 Gold Cup winning team, he ended falling outside of Klinsmann"s plans, and ultimately was not part of the United States team that went to the World Cup in Brazil.

Achievements

• In the InterLiga 2009 Final, Torres scored the clinching penalty kick that sent Pachuca through to the Copa Libertadores 2009. Tigres was the Apertura 2015 champion and Torres played the second leg of the final. Torres continued to be a part of the United States set up under Bradley"s successor, Jurgen Klinsmann, and was part of the qualification cycle for the 2014 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup.

Membership

He was a member of the United States. squad for the 2009 Confederations Cup but did not play in the tournament.