Erick Torres


Erick Omar Torres Arias is a retired professional Peruvian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was most recently the head coach of Deportivo Garcilaso.

Club career

Torres started his development as a footballer in the youth academy of Sport Boys Then he started his senior career playing for Internazionale San Borja in the Peruvian Second Division. Torres then played for Second Division side Unión Huaral and helped them achieve promotion by finishing champions of the 1994 Segunda División Peruana. Then in 1995 Torres transferred to Peruvian giants Sporting Cristal. Erick made his Peruvian First Division debut on March 5, 1995 in the first round of the 1995 Descentralizado season. His debut was a derby match away to rivals Universitario de Deportes, which finished in a 2–1 win for La U. Torres would score his first goal in the First Division in the following game against his previous club Unión Huaral.
Torres has also played club football for José Gálvez FBC, Alianza Lima, and Universidad César Vallejo.

International career

Erick was called up by manager Freddy Ternero and played for the Peru U-23 squad in the South American Pre-Olympic Tournament in 1996.
Between 1997 and 2006, Torres played 11 times for the Peruvian national team.

Honours

Club

;Unión Huaral
;Sporting Cristal
;José Gálvez FBC