1. Macnelly Torres Berrio was born on 1 November 1984 and is a former Colombian footballer former professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder.
22 Facts About Macnelly Torres
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Macnelly Torres joined Atletico Junior's youth system at age 10 until he made his debut as a professional in 2002.
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Macnelly Torres participated in the 2007 Copa Libertadores, where he scored a goal against Uruguay's Nacional to help Cucuta qualify for the semifinals, which they lost to the eventual champions Boca Juniors.
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Macnelly Torres completed his move after long negotiations of the Chilean club with Cucuta, and both clubs reached an agreement for a fee of US$2.4 million.
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On 7 February 2008, Macnelly Torres was presented as new player of the club during a press conference alongside the club's coach Claudio Borghi.
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Macnelly Torres arrived as a replacement for his compatriot Giovanni Hernandez, who had problems with the club's board and then signed for Atletico Junior.
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Colo-Colo later confirmed that Macnelly Torres would join in June, because he had to finish playing the 2008 Copa Libertadores with Cucuta.
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Macnelly Torres won two league titles with the club: the 2008 Clausura and the 2009 Clausura.
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Shortly after winning the 2013 Apertura title with Nacional, Macnelly Torres moved to the Middle East and signed with Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab for a fee of $4.5 million.
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Macnelly Torres played one season with the Saudi club, where he scored once in 22 league appearances.
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Macnelly Torres left the club in a controversial way, after sending a complaint to FIFA because he was denied his salary payment for five months.
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Macnelly Torres returned to Junior in 2015, which was the club where he made his professional debut in 2001.
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In June 2015, Macnelly Torres returned to Nacional and signed a three-year contract with the club.
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Macnelly Torres won the 2016 Copa Libertadores with Nacional, and scored an important goal against Rosario Central in the quarter-finals, while being named in the squad of the tournament.
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Macnelly Torres added two more titles in 2017: the Recopa Sudamericana in April, and the 2017 Apertura title in June.
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In July 2018, Macnelly Torres signed for Deportivo Cali, and played the 2018 Finalizacion season with them.
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In December 2018, a Club Libertad director commented that the club's coach, Leonel Alvarez, who is Colombian just like Macnelly Torres, wanted to bring the player to the club.
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Macnelly Torres joined fellow Colombian Alexander Mejia at the club, who was his former teammate at Atletico Nacional.
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Macnelly Torres won the 2019 Copa Paraguay with the club.
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Macnelly Torres was part of the Colombia U-20 squad that reached the semi-finals of the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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Macnelly Torres made his international debut in a friendly against Guatemala on 17 June 2005.
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Macnelly Torres played in all of Colombia's group games at the 2007 Copa America.