Background
Torres" first name, Macnelly, was given to him by his father after a baseball star he admired.
Torres" first name, Macnelly, was given to him by his father after a baseball star he admired.
He is best known for his very accurate through passes. Early career Torres debuted for as a professional in 2002, in where realizated very good seasons. Macnelly was part of a "golden generation" for Junior, also including players like Martín Arzuaga and Omar Sebastián Pérez.
Colo-Colo After the Argentine player of Boca Juniors, Jesús Datolo failed to sign in the Chilean club Colo-Colo, Macnelly became in the new target of Colo-Colorado
He completed his move after long negotiations of the Chilean club with Cúcuta, both clubs reached an agreement for a fee of United States$2.4 million, being this transaction the most expensive of the Chilean football. The previous record was the $1.2 million transfer of Néstor Gorosito from San Lorenzo de Almagro to Universidad Católica.
On 7 February 2008, Torres was presented as new player of the club during a press conference alongside the club"s coach Claudio Borghi. Participant of the Colombia squad that reached the semi-finals of the 2003 World Youth Cup and has now graduated with honours in senior football.
Torres made his international debut in the defeat against Paraguay in the Copa America 2007 on 28 June 2007.
Despite being heavily criticized for leaving Atletico Nacional to join First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Shabab Riyadh, Torres was still called up to dispute the 2014 World Cup qualifying matches against Ecuador and Uruguay. His decision to join the Arabic club was considered to decrease his chances in making the 2014 World Cup. International goals Scores and results lists Colombia"s goal tally first.
Club Colo-Colo Torneo Clausura (2): 2008, 2009 Atlético Nacional Torneo Apertura (2): 2011, 2013 Copa Colombia (1): 2012 Superliga Colombiana (1): 2012 First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Shabab Riyadh King Cup of Champions (1): 2014.