Place of birth Evora, Portugal Name Paulo Torres 1983–1985 SL Evora Role Footballer | 1985–1989 Sporting CP Height 1.74 m Years Team | |
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Full name Paulo Manuel Banha Torres Date of birth (1971-11-25) 25 November 1971 (age 44) Current team Guinea-Bissau national football team | ||
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Paulo Manuel Banha Torres (born 25 November 1971 in Évora) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left back, and a current manager.
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- Tres Momentos para Violino e Orquestra Alexandre Brasolim Solo Maestro Paulo Torres
- Playing career
- Coaching career
- Club
- Country
- References
Tres Momentos para Violino e Orquestra Alexandre Brasolim - Solo: Maestro Paulo Torres
Playing career
During his career, which was spent entirely in his country and Spain, Torres, a free kick specialist, played for Sporting Clube de Portugal (this included a very brief loan at Lisbon neighbours Atlético Clube de Portugal), S.C. Campomaiorense, UD Salamanca – playing one season each in the country's two major divisions – Rayo Vallecano, G.D. Chaves, CD Leganés, S.C.U. Torreense, F.C. Penafiel and Imortal DC, retiring at 31.
Torres was part of the Portuguese national team, dubbed The Golden Generation, that won the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship on home soil, scoring two goals through long-distance free kicks and three in total during the tournament. He also won two full caps, both in the following year.
Coaching career
Torres took up coaching immediately after retiring as a player, managing exclusively in the lower leagues in Portugal. In January 2014, he was appointed as head coach of the Guinea-Bissau national team.
In September 2015, Torres received a four-match ban from the Confederation of African Football for abusing a referee during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Zambia three months earlier. He was sacked in March of the following year, after a 1–3 loss to Liberia.