Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio de la Torre Villalpando | ||
Date of birth | 21 September 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Date of death | 2 August 2021 69) | (aged||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1974 | Pumas UNAM | (?) | |
1974–1982 | América | 197 | (20) |
1981 | → Los Angeles Aztecs (loan)[1] | 14 | (1) |
1982–1984 | Puebla | 68 | (5) |
1984–1988 | Atlas | 94 | (2) |
International career | |||
1972–1978 | Mexico | 44 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antonio de la Torre Villalpando (21 September 1951 – 2 August 2021) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a defender, spending most of his career with Club América.
Career
De la Torre helped Club América win the 1975–76 Primera División de México Cup along with 1978 CONCACAF Champions' Cup and the Copa Interamericana that same year. He was also part of the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina.[2] He played for America for five years before joining Puebla F.C. where he won the 1982–83 Primera División Mexicana. After two years with Puebla he decided to retire.
Personal life
He was the father of Antonio de la Torre García.
He died on 2 August 2021, aged 69.[3]
Honours
América
Puebla
- Primera División Mexicana: 1982–83
References
- ↑ "Antonio De La Torre". NASLjerseys.com.
- ↑ Antonio DE LA TORRE – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ↑ Luto en el América: fallece leyenda azulcrema et multicampéon en los años 70 (in Spanish)
External links
- Antonio de la Torre at National-Football-Teams.com
- Antonio de la Torre (Antonio de la Torre Villalpando) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archive) (in Spanish)
- Antonio DE LA TORRE – FIFA competition record (archived)
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