Roberto Torres (footballer, born 1972)

{{Infobox football biography

|name=Roberto Torres

|image=

|fullname=Roberto Ismael Torres Báez

|birth_date ={{birth date and age|1972|4|6|df=y}}

|birth_place=Asunción, Paraguay

|death_date =

|height=1.73 m

|position=Midfielder

|currentclub=

|youthyears1=

|youthclubs1=

|years1=1996–1999

|clubs1=Cerro Porteño

|years2=1999

|clubs2=O'Higgins

|years3=1999–2000

|clubs3=Júbilo Iwata

|nationalyears1=1996

|nationalteam1=Paraguay

|nationalcaps1=1

|nationalgoals1=0

|manageryears1= 2013

|managerclubs1= Cerro Porteño (caretaker)

|manageryears2= 2014

|managerclubs2= Cerro Porteño (caretaker)

|manageryears3= 2015

|managerclubs3= Cerro Porteño

|manageryears4= 2016

|managerclubs4= Libertad

|manageryears5= 2017

|managerclubs5= Nacional Asunción

|manageryears6= 2019

|managerclubs6= Sportivo Luqueño

|manageryears7= 2020

|managerclubs7= Nacional Asunción

|manageryears8= 2020–2021

|managerclubs8= Sportivo San Lorenzo

|manageryears9= 2022

|managerclubs9= Resistencia

|manageryears10= 2023

|managerclubs10= Guaireña

|manageryears11= 2024

|managerclubs11= Sol de América

|manageryears12= 2025

|managerclubs12= Boyacá Chicó

}}

Roberto Ismael Torres Báez (born 6 April 1972) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Torres has played for the Paraguay national team.

Coaching career

Torres began his coaching career as an interim manager for Cerro Porteño for two matches in 2013. In 2015 he became permanent manager, winning the 2015 Apertura and ending as runner-up in the Clausura tournament that same year. Torres left the club immediately afterwards and took over Libertad, winning the 2016 Apertura with the Gumarelo side.{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimahora.com/los-asombrosos-numeros-roberto-torres-n993443|title=Los asombrosos números de Roberto Torres|trans-title=Roberto Torres' amazing numbers|language=es|publisher=Última Hora|date=22 May 2016|access-date=24 February 2025}} On 19 February 2019, Torres was appointed as manager of Sportivo Luqueño.[https://d10.ultimahora.com/roberto-torres-nuevo-entrenador-sportivo-luqueno-n2798246.html Roberto Torres, nuevo entrenador de Sportivo Luqueño], d10.ultimahora.com, 19 February 2019 Aside from Cerro Porteño, Libertad, and Sportivo Luqueño, Torres also coached Paraguayan clubs Nacional, San Lorenzo, Resistencia, Guaireña, and Sol de América. On 23 February 2025, he was announced as the new manager of Colombian club Boyacá Chicó,{{cite web|url=https://www.noticiascaracol.com/golcaracol/futbol-colombiano/cero-y-van-dos-boyaca-chico-tambien-cambio-de-tecnico-llego-un-paraguayo-rg10|title=Cero y van dos: Boyacá Chicó también cambió de técnico, llegó un paraguayo|trans-title=Two down and counting: Boyacá Chicó also changed manager, a Paraguayan arrived|language=es|publisher=Noticias Caracol|date=23 February 2025|access-date=24 February 2025}} where he worked for two months until resigning on 21 April after going winless in 10 matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/futbol-internacional/boyaca-chico-se-quedo-otra-vez-sin-director-tecnico-es-el-segundo-que-sale-este-semestre-3446693|title=Boyacá Chicó se quedó otra vez sin director técnico: es el segundo que sale este semestre|trans-title=Boyacá Chicó ended up without a manager again: he's the second to leave this semester|publisher=El Tiempo|language=es|date=21 April 2025|access-date=22 April 2025}}

Career statistics

=Club=

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Season ! Club ! League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \|Japan ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 \| J.League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
1999	rowspan="2"\|Júbilo Iwata	rowspan="2"\|J1 League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan=3\|Total !1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0