Fernando Torres

Fernando Torres is a former professional footballer famed for his quick pace and accuracy. In his prime, he was praised for his pace and accuracy, earning the nickname El Niño, or ‘The Kid’, with a successful career that saw him play for some of the world’s top football clubs. Goal after goal, he earned accolades for Spain (Atlético de Madrid), England (Liverpool F.C. and Chelsea F.C.), Italy (AC Milan) and Japan (Sagan Tosu).

In 2001, his football career began with one of the great clubs in Spanish football. Starting at Atlético to the First Division and playing five seasons in the top category, he obtained notable scoring records and became captain. By 2007, he went to English football, breaking century-old records with Liverpool and winning the Champions League, FA Cup and Europa League titles for Chelsea. At the same time, he was a key player of the golden generation of the Spanish National Team that chained the Euro World Cup and Euro Cup titles between 2008 and 2012, scoring a famous goal that marked the most successful period in the history of Spanish football.

After a brief period in the Italian Serie A as a player for A.C. Milan, Torres returned in January 2015 to his birth club, Atlético de Madrid, where he expanded his legendary numbers and lifted the desired Europa League title in 2018, a golden culmination of his red and white career along with the memorable farewell tribute wrapped up by the Atlético de Madrid family at the Metropolitan stadium. After a season and a half at Japanese club Sagan Tosu, he retired in August 2019, putting an end to a sporting career that already appears on the Olympus of world football.

Currently, Fernando is taking the first steps in his coaching career by leading Atlético de Madrid’s youth academy, the jewel in the crown of the red and white Academy, while leading various business projects focused on sports activity and fitness.