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Fernando Torres

1984 - Today

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Fernando José Torres Sanz (Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando ˈtores]; born 20 March 1984) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Atlético Madrid B. Due to his consistent goalscoring as a young player, Torres came to be nicknamed El Niño ('The Kid'), which stuck with him throughout his career. In his prime, he was regarded as one of the best strikers in the world and was known for his pace, prolific goalscoring, and technical abilities. Torres started his career with Atlético Madrid, progressing through their youth system to the first team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernando Torres is the 309th most popular soccer player (down from 237th in 2019), the 373rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 365th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Fernando Torres ranks 309 out of 21,273. Before him are Jair da Costa, Masao Takada, František Plánička, Careca, Akira Nozawa, and Piet Keizer. After him are Yukio Goto, Gianluca Vialli, Richard Møller Nielsen, Ken Noritake, Ángel Di María, and Iván Zamorano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Fernando Torres ranks 6. Before him are J. D. Vance, Kim Myong-gil, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Mark Zuckerberg, and Andrés Iniesta. After him are Arjen Robben, Thiago Silva, Wesley Sneijder, Basshunter, Carlos Tevez, and Khloé Kardashian.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Fernando Torres ranks 373 out of 3,355. Before him are Manolete (1917), Rosalía de Castro (1837), Hisham II (965), Juana Enríquez (1425), Yusuf I of Granada (1318), and Juan Negrín (1892). After him are Ferdinand Columbus (1488), Gonzalo Pizarro (1510), Gérard Encausse (1865), Antipope Clement VIII (1370), David Villa (1981), and Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Fernando Torres ranks 21. Before him are Carles Puyol (1978), Sergio Ramos (1986), Andrés Iniesta (1984), Emilio Butragueño (1963), Andoni Zubizarreta (1961), and Fernando Hierro (1968). After him are David Villa (1981), Antoni Ramallets (1924), Guti (1976), Amancio Amaro (1939), Quini (1949), and Josep Samitier (1902).

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