Carlos Alberto Torres

Carlos Alberto Torres

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Torres
Date of birth	(1944-07-17)17 July 1944
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	25 October 2016(2016-10-25) (aged 72)
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963-1965 1966-1973 1974-1976 1977 1977-1980 1981 1982	Fluminense Santos Fluminense Flamengo New York Cosmos California Surf New York Cosmos
National team
1964-1977	Brazil
Teams managed
1983-1985 1985-1986 1987-1988 1989-1990 1991-1992 1992 1993-1998 1999 2000-2001 2002-2003 2005 2005	Flamengo Corinthians Náutico Once Caldas Monterrey Tijuana Botafogo Querétaro Unión Magdalena Botafogo Paysandu Azerbaijan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Carlos Alberto "Capita" Torres (17 July 1944 – 25 October 2016), also known as the "Captain of the Third", was a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.

Death

Torres died in Rio de Janeiro on October 25, 2016 due to a sudden heart attack, aged 72.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League
1971	Santos	Série A	2	0
1972			20	2
1973			28	6
1974	Fluminense	Série A	16	1
1975			18	0
1976			19	3
1977	Flamengo	Série A	0	0
United States			League
1977	New York Cosmos	NASL	4	0
1978			25	2
1979			28	2
1980			23	2
1981	California Surf	NASL	19	2
1982	New York Cosmos	NASL	20	0
Country	Brazil		103	12
	United States		119	8
Total			222	20

International career statistics

Brazil national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969	9	0
1970	14	2
1971	0	0
1972	1	1
1973	0	0
1974	0	0
1975	0	0
1976	1	0
1977	3	0
Total	53	8