Jos Francisco Torress biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Posted by Trudie Dory on Wednesday, May 8, 2024
IntroAmerican soccer player
IsAthlete 
Football player 
Association football player 
FromUnited States of America 
TypeSports 
Gendermale
Birth29 October 1987, Longview
Age:32 years
Star signScorpio

José Francisco Torres Mezzell (October 29, 1987), known as “Gringo” Torres, is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Liga MX club Tigres UANL.
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.

Early life

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

He played two years for Longview High School and was voted the team’s MVP both seasons, with 31 goals and 39 assists in total. After his sophomore year, he was scouted and signed by Mexican club Pachuca.

Club career

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 FIFA Club World Cup for Pachuca, starting twice. In the InterLiga 2009 Final, Torres scored the clinching penalty kick that sent Pachuca through to the Copa Libertadores 2009. 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 UNAM in the Estadio Universitario. Tigres was the Apertura 2015 champion and Torres played the second leg of the final.

International career

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 U.S. camp by Bob Bradley within days.

He made his U.S. 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 a member of the U.S. squad for the 2009 Confederations Cup but did not play in the tournament. 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.

Torres continued to be a part of the US set up under Bradley’s successor, Jurgen Klinsmann, and was part of the qualification cycle for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. 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 US team that went to the World Cup in Brazil.

Career Statistics

Club

As of September 18, 2013.
ClubSeasonLiga MXLiguillaCopa MXCONCACAF Champions LeagueOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Pachuca2006–07100000100
2007–0810020001002
2008–0930116100008003621
2009–1028114009014112
2010–1127002000002002900
2011–1224062000002606
2012–1313112100001521
Total13331114102109011000168512
UANL
2012–1315002001001800
2013–14700700
Total22002001002500
Career total155311161021010001000193523

International

As of December 15, 2014.
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States
200820
200950
201040
201130
201260
201360
201400
Total260

Honors

Club

Pachuca
  • Primera División de México: Clausura 2007
  • CONCACAF Champions League: 2007, 2008, 2009–10
  • Copa Sudamericana: 2006
  • North American SuperLiga: 2007
Tigres UANL
  • Liga MX: Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016
  • Copa MX: Clausura 2014
  • Campeón de Campeones: 2016

International

United States
  • CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2013

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