José Torrens Font

Josep Torrens Font (5 May 1891 – unknown) was a Spanish footballer, referee, manager, journalist, and press manager.

Playing career Born in the Catalonian town of Barcelona on 5 May 1891, Torrens began his football career at Universitari SC in 1908, aged 17, remaining there for eight years, until 1916. He later served as president and secretary of Universitari. During the final, the pitch was invaded by the fans after he did not call a penalty against Uníon; in the following day, the local newspaper La Acción stated that his performance was neutral and capable, although he was a bit taken aback by the reactions of the crowd to his calls. The journalist Eme Erro of El Liberal, however, attributed the victory of Unión to the referee and claimed he changed his mind many times on calls after the crowd's protests.

In the following year, in 1919, Torrens was elected president of the Catalan Referees' Association, However, he resigned from the CRA's presidency shortly after. and against an unofficial Spanish side on 14 February 1934, with the latter ending in a 2–0 loss. Four months later, in June 1934, he led Catalonia in two friendlies against the Brazilian national team, winning the first 2–1, and drawing the latter at two. He remained as Catalonia's coach until 1936.