Manuel Torres Aragón

Manuel Torres Aragón (11 July 1912 – 2 April 1990) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for Real Betis and Atlético Madrid in the 1930s.

Playing career Born on 11 July 1912 in the Andalusian town of Cantillana, Torres began his football career at Real Betis in 1930, aged 18, with whom he played for three seasons, until 1933. He mostly remained an unused substitute at Betis, playing only three official matches for the club between 1930 and 1932, two in the 1930–31 Segunda División and one in the Andalusian championship, thus failing to appear in Betis' triumphant campaign in the 1931–32 Segunda División, so he is not officially considered one of its winners. During that season, he only played one official match for the Betis first team, in which he scored an equaliser in an eventual 2–1 victory over his future club Nacional de Madrid.

Unsatisfied with his lack of playing time, Torres went to Nacional de Madrid in 1933, with whom he played for three years, until 1936, when the Spanish Civil War broke out. to which he contributed with 7 out of 8 matches in the Mancomunado Championship, and one in the league.

Torres left Atlético at the end of the season to join Cádiz, then in the second division, making his official debut in a league fixture against Racing de Córdoba on 29 September 1940, and playing his last match for the club just three months later, on 1 December, in a league fixture against Jerez. He then played one last season of football with Salamanca (1942–43).

Managerial career Torres later coached Calavera and the Real Betis youth team.

Death Torres died on 2 April 1990, at the age of 77.

Honours Atlético Aviación Campeonato Regional Centro Champions (1): 1939 Mancomunado

La Liga: Champions (1):1939–40