Jacobo Torres Explained

Jacobo Torres
Fullname:Jacobo Torres Martínez
Birth Date:1898
Birth Place:Vigo, Galicia, Spain
Death Date:Unknown
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1914–1923
Years2:1923–1925
Nationalyears1:1922–1923
Nationalteam1:Galicia
Medaltemplates:[1]

Jacobo Torres Martínez (1898 in Vigo) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for Celta de Vigo.[2] He was part of the first-ever team fielded by Celta de Vigo in 1923.[3]

Club career

Born in Vigo, he spent most of his career at his hometown club Fortuna de Vigo, playing for them until it was merged with Real Vigo Sporting in 1923, to form Celta de Vigo. Torres played in the last match that was held between these two rivals on 11 March 1923, which the fortunistas lost 0–1.[4] The presentation match of Celta de Vigo was held at Coia on 16 September 1923,[5] in a meeting between an A and a B team formed with the players from the club, taking advantage of the large team available that they had, and Torres was one of the 11 footballers that lined-up for the A team.[6] On 10 April 1924, he played a friendly match for Celta against the Uruguay national team that would go on to win the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7] He won two back-to-back Galician Championships with Celta in 1923–24 and 1924–25 before retiring at the end of that same season.[3]

International career

Being a player of Fortuna de Vigo, he was summoned to play for the Galicia national team several times, and he was a member of the team that reached the final of the 1922–23 Prince of Asturias Cup, an inter-regional competition organized by the RFEF.[8]

Honours

Club

Fortuna de VigoGalician Championship
  • Celta de VigoGalician Championship

  • International

    GaliciaPrince of Asturias Cup

  • Notes and References

    1. Web site: La Copa Príncipe de Asturias . The Prince of Asturias Cup . es . . Vicente Martínez Calatrava . 17 August 2009 . 28 June 2022 . 14 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190414023118/http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2009/09/la-copa-principe-de-asturias/ . live .
    2. Web site: Jacobo Torres Martínez - Footballer . www.bdfutbol.com . 28 June 2022 . 28 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628193053/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/en/j/j1026981.html . live .
    3. Web site: Grandes y pequeños jugadores del Celta de Vigo: JACOBO TORRES . Big and small Celta de Vigo players: JACOBO TORRES . es . www.yojugueenelcelta.com . 28 June 2022 .
    4. Web site: Real Club Celta de Vigo, S.A.D . es . lafutbolteca.com . 28 June 2022 . 5 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220605123524/http://lafutbolteca.com/real-club-celta-de-vigo-s-a-d/ . live .
    5. Web site: Coia, el antiguo feudo celeste . Coia, the ancient celestial fiefdom . Spanish . www.fameceleste.com . Ereaga, Txema . 6 February 2015 . 21 June 2022 . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413155414/https://www.fameceleste.com/2015/02/anecdotas-celestes-coia-el-antiguo.html . live .
    6. Web site: El primer partido del Celta . Celta's first game . es . www.fameceleste.com . Ereaga, Txema . 12 January 2015 . 28 June 2022 . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413171522/https://www.fameceleste.com/2015/01/anedotas-celestes-el-primer-partido-del.html . live .
    7. Web site: RC Celta de Vigo vs Uruguay - AUF . www.auf.org.uy . 28 June 2022 . 2022-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621234654/https://www.auf.org.uy/amistosorc-celta-de-vigo-vs-uruguay1924-04-10/ . live .
    8. Web site: Squad of Galicia 1922-23 Copa del Príncipe de Asturias . www.bdfutbol.com . 28 June 2022 . 26 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626231627/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/plantilla.html?temporada=1050&club=Galicia . live .

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