Role Football player Years Team Height 1.74 m | 2001–2002 Estudiantes de Merida Current team Deportivo Lara Name Jose Torrealba | |
 | ||
Full name Jose Antonio Torrealba Acevedo Date of birth (1980-06-13) 13 June 1980 (age 35) 1999–2001 Universidad de Los Andes | ||
Place of birth Acarigua, Venezuela | ||
José Antonio Torrealba Acevedo (born 13 June 1980 in Acarigua) is a Venezuelan football striker who currently plays for Venezuelan First Division club Trujillanos FC and the Venezuela national team. He is nicknamed "El Buda".
Contents
Club career
Torrealba started his career at Universidad de Los Andes and played for several different local sides. Also, he had two spells in South Africa.
International career
Torrealba has made 17 appearances for the Venezuela national football team. He made his debut in a friendly match against Ecuador on August 17, 2005. He was also a participant at the 2007 Copa America.
Torrealba has played 17 games for the Venezuela national team, scoring four goals. The pinnacle of his career was in 2010 when he topped the Top Scorer award for the St Mary's College FIFA league, netting an impressive 11 goals in 5 games. Manager Ben O'Sullivan claims "Torrealba is the greatest Venezuelan footballer in the modern game, his strike power is ferocious".
