He is the "winner of life" on the football field, looking back on his career, he has won almost all major championships, full of glory; He is known as the "El Niño" stadium killer, the object of contention between the giants, and the youth of our generation. As the main striker in Spain, he has scored wonderful goals for us again and again, and is the "golden boy" at Anfield, the eternal T9. This issue of Sports Watch takes you into the story of "Golden Boy" Torres.
Born in 1984 on the day of the spring equinox, Torres is a young man born and raised in Madrid, Spain, since childhood, under the guidance of his father, he first came into contact with the sport of football, and also heard the stories of many well-known stars from his grandfather, under the influence of his grandfather, he had a fondness for Atletico when he was a child, and became a "little fan" of Atletico, and his little heart was full of big dreams.
At the age of 5, he joined the children's football team to start training, 2 years later he began to play regular indoor children's football matches, and with the blessing of sweat and talent, at the age of 10 he began to officially participate in 11-a-side football matches, which was also the first regular team in his career.
Interestingly, Torres started out not as a striker, but as a goalkeeper, until one day a save in the game changed his career. The ball hit the front door, knocking off two of his front teeth and "hitting" him in other positions ever since.
After the change of position, his talent was thoroughly discovered, and he was also targeted early by Atletico scouts, and during his time with the junior team, the record of 55 goals scored in one season gave him the opportunity to try out at Atletico, and in 1995, at the age of 11, Torres joined atletico's junior team and began his dream journey.
In his first season with Atletico Junior, he scored 55 goals for the team, and has maintained a high efficiency in scoring goals ever since, signing his first professional contract with Atletico in 1999 and starting a professional football career, but due to his young age, he did not debut on the green field until 2001, as the youngest player in the Atletico team, wearing the no. 9 shirt, he scored his first goal of his career.
The brilliance of genius was evident at this moment, with excellent footwork, flexible posture, excellent performance in technology allowed him to sit on the throne of glory early, between 2003 and 2004, the 19-year-old Torres scored 19 goals on behalf of Atletico Madrid 35 times, becoming the youngest captain in the club's history, and looking at the world world, even the two Merrows, who were proud of the times, could not achieve such achievements at this age.
In the following season, Torres's upward momentum did not diminish at all, and for a time became the object of contention among European giants, at the same time Liverpool was also looking for a super goalscorer, in pursuit of higher achievements, In 2007 Torres joined Anfield for a transfer fee of 26.5 million pounds, breaking Liverpool's highest transfer fee record in the past.
In his first season since joining Liverpool, he became the club's top scorer, scoring 30 goals in more than 40 appearances, becoming the first Liverpool player to score more than 20 league goals in a season since Fowler in 1995-96.
In the 2007-2008 season, Liverpool was a strong player, all the way through the barriers, on August 19 of the same year, Torres ushered in the first peak of his Premier League career, facing the strong blue army Chelsea, which was his first and first match of the world's top attacking combination.
After many offensive attempts, Torres found Chelsea's defensive loopholes, and after getting Gerrard's assist, striding towards the Chelsea goal, a deformation accelerated past the defender, pushed the far corner before the opposing goalkeeper attacked the block, and a goal fulfilled his promise to Liverpool, as if to tell everyone that he could create better results with him.
Although the two sides drew 1-1 in this match, torres was unstoppable in the Premier League like he had opened up the second vein of Ren Dou. In the 2009 Champions League quarter-finals, Torres scored a goal in the second leg to help Liverpool beat Real Madrid 5-0 on aggregate in the final two legs.
Despite the fewer appearances due to injury, Torres has maintained more than 10 effective goals during the season, and he has become the central figure of Liverpool's Premier League victory. Unfortunately, in the three years of liverpool, the team has not been able to win the final honour, but his outstanding performance has become a popular heart, growing into a world-class striker and a red killer in the hearts of Liverpool fans.
In 2011, Torres moved to Chelsea, took off his red shirt and put on the armor of the Blues, and once again pursued the dream of the highest honors, but at Stamford Bridge, he could no longer be as successful on the green field as before, because of injuries and poor personal condition, in the first 14 games of the season, he only contributed one goal to the team, and after a summer of recovery adjustment, he returned to the field with excellent form.
In the second leg of the 2012 Champions League semi-final, Chelsea played away from Barcelona, and Torres scored a goal for Chelsea to equalize and win the big score.
On 20 May 2012, in the Champions League final between Chelsea and Bayern, Torres came on as a substitute to compete for Chelsea's only corner kick in the final moments, and with his assist, Drogba scored a header to equalize. Chelsea beat Bayern 5-4 on aggregate after the penalty shootout to win the Champions League for the first time in history. Finally, at this moment, Torres lifted the Champions League trophy he had in mind, and he also became Chelsea's top scorer of the season, realizing his dream of the top of Europe.
After being loaned to AC Milan for a while, Torres returned to the place where the dream began, and on the afternoon of December 29, 2014, an exciting news came that Atletico Madrid officially announced the return of Torres, and the "Golden Boy" who had been wandering for 7 years was back to the old Calderon. The teammates around him changed batch after batch, but when he returned from 45,000 people in red and white suits, it was as if the 7 years had never passed, never before.
On January 16, 2015, after returning home for the first time, Torres met Real Madrid, already a star-studded opponent, the away atletico, did not let everyone look good, on the Bernabeu stadium, Torres played at a super high level, opened twice, to help Atletico win. Our "Golden Boy" is back!
After returning to Atletico, although Under torres, Atletico made a leap forward, in that era of talent, Atletico still had a little luck and strength, and always lost to the champions. Later, When Torres' contract with Atletico expired, he moved to Tosu Sandstone Football Club in the J-League in Japan. Finally, it was officially retired on June 21, 2019.
After experiencing Liverpool, Chelsea, AC Milan and returning to Atletico, although Torres is no longer young, the belief in impacting the championship has not faded, and now he continues to be active on the football field as the head coach of The Atletico Under 19 youth team, and the inheritance of the two generations is blended at this moment, and at the end of this season, the youth team he led made 36 appearances, won 29 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, and the former "Golden Boy" may begin the legendary story of his coaching career.
As one of the world's top strikers, he has excellent physical fitness, a wide range of offensive moves, and a delicate and accurate running position. From appearing in the green field at the age of 16 wearing the number 9, to turning the leaves back to the roots, he was the greatest captain of Atletico's lows and the core figure in the history of the team. The red-clad T9 is the eternal peak in the hearts of old fans, and throughout Torres's career, although there are many regrets, he is also brilliant enough in the display of glory.
As mentioned earlier: he is a winner in life on the football field, a generation will eventually grow old, but there are always people who are young, Torres's football spirit is still passed on, his story is here.
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