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My Take
Oliver Torres is the kind of midfielder I always root for: technically gifted, a real playmaker, but whose career never quite became the headline story his talent promised. Coming through Atletico Madrid's academy, he carried a lot of expectation, then found his rhythm in Portugal with Porto and won a Primeira Liga title. The move to Liga MX with Monterrey reads as a player chasing minutes and joy over prestige. I like watching central or attacking midfielders who see passes others miss, and Torres has always struck me as a craftsman somewhat overlooked outside Spain and Portugal.
Overview
Óliver Torres Muñoz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoliβeɾ ˈtores]; born 10 November 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Monterrey. After starting out at Atlético Madrid he went on spend several years in Portugal with Porto since first joining on loan in 2014, winning the Primeira Liga in the 2017–18 season.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Óliver Torres
- Name (Japanese)
- オリベル・トーレス
- Reading
- おりべる・とーれす
- Born
- November 10, 1994 (age 31)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- Navalmoral de la Mata, Cáceres Province, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Spain →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.