Fernando José Torres Sanz (born 20 March 1984 in
Madrid, Spain), nicknamed El Niño ("The Kid"), is a
Spanish footballer, who plays for Liverpool.
Torres started his career with Atlético Madrid, with
whom he progressed through the youth ranks. He made
his professional debut in 2001 and finished his
career with the club having scored 75 goals in 174
La Liga appearances. Prior to this, Torres played
two seasons in the Segunda División, making 40
appearances and scoring seven goals. He joined
Liverpool in 2007, after the club paid their record
transfer fee to sign him and marked his first season
with the club by being their first player to score
more than 20 league goals for the club in a season
since Robbie Fowler in 1995–96.
He is also a Spanish international and made his
debut for the team against Portugal in 2003. He has
since participated in three major tournaments; UEFA
Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008.
He was unable to score for Spain during the 2004
tournament, but did so on three occasions in the
2006 World Cup. Torres scored the winning goal for
Spain in their 1-0 win over Germany in 2008 Euro
final.
