Cristobal Emilio "Curro" Torres Ruiz was born on 27 December 1976 and is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right-back, currently manager of Estonian club FCI Levadia Tallinn.
12 Facts About Curro Torres
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Curro Torres appeared for Spain at the 2002 World Cup.
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Curro Torres's parents hailed from Granada, and emigrated to Germany for employment.
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Curro Torres was a regular with the B team for two seasons, being loaned out to Recreativo de Huelva and CD Tenerife the next two years.
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On 27 July 2009, Curro Torres moved to Gimnastic de Tarragona of Segunda Division, playing no minutes whatsoever in the season as Nastic finished in 18th position.
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Courtesy of solid performances whilst at Valencia, Curro Torres made his debut for Spain on 14 November 2001 in a friendly with Mexico in Huelva, and was a member of the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, where he appeared against South Africa in the group stage.
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On 7 April 2014, Torres returned to Valencia after nearly five years, being appointed manager of the reserves in the Segunda Division B In 2017 he took them to the final round of the play-offs, being knocked out by Albacete Balompie.
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Curro Torres was appointed at NK Istra 1961 from the Croatian First Football League on 20 September 2018, but left the club after only one month in charge.
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On 27 December 2019, Curro Torres was named manager of second-tier CD Lugo after the sacking of Eloy Jimenez.
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Curro Torres was himself relieved of his duties six months later, with the team second-bottom.
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Curro Torres replaced the sacked Ramon Gonzalez at Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in the new Primera Federacion on 12 December 2021.
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On 11 November 2022, Curro Torres signed a two-year deal at FCI Levadia Tallinn of the Estonian Meistriliiga.