Fernando torres can supplant raul to become spains goal. Fernando torres born 20 march 1984 is a spanish football player. Sweden s zlatan ibrahimovic fires past spains goalkeeper iker casillas to make it 11. Torres thinks fabio capellos side would make ideal finalists in south africa provided they can overcome a perceived psychological issue with reaching the latter stages. A forensic analysis of fernando torres stunner for spain. Sweden spain 12 1406 2008 match page uefa euro 2008. He was born on 20 march 1984 in fuenlabrada, spain. Please comment i do take requests atm this message was edited by fernando torres on nov 04 2007. The uefa euro 2008 final was a football match that took place on 29 june 2008 at the ernsthappelstadion in vienna, austria, to determine the winner of the uefa euro 2008. Fernando torres is a spanish professional football player who plays as a striker for the japanese club sagan tosu and for the spain national team. Jun 06, 2011 fernando torres against germany in euro 2008 final by mrsoccer265i and torres9chelsea spain germany 10 euro 2008 final spain european champions for the first time in 2008 highlights.
May 27, 20 outoffavour spain striker fernando torres has been named in his countrys provisional confederations cup squad. Spain coach vicente del bosque explained why fernando torres had been left out of his squad list. Fernando torres simple english wikipedia, the free. Fernando torres was a key member of spains 2010 world cupwinning squad. The 2018 world cup might throw up better goals than the one scored by torres in 2006, but few will be even half as enjoyable. Fernando torres scores a brace in his final game for atletico madrid vs eibar 20052018 duration. This was only the second time in european championship history that the champions had won every match in the group stage. Fernando torres left out of spain world cup qualifiers squad. Xabi alonso ne sy trompe pas et lenvoi meme deja a leuro avec lequipe nationale. About fernando fernando is a given name common in italy, portugal, and spain, equivalent to the germanic given name ferdinand, with an original meaning of adventurous, bold journey. Fernando torres, who scored the winning goal in the euro 2008 final, has netted 26 times for spain in 90 matches david villa scored 10 goals in 11 appearances to help spain win euro 2008 and the. Fernando torres could return for spain, vincente del bosque says. Fernando torres could return for spain vincente del bosque.
Farewell to fernando torres, the man who changed spanish football forever. Since then he has scored spains winning goal in the euro 2008 final, won the 2010 world. It took place in austria and switzerland both hosting the tournament for the first time from 7 to 29 june 2008. I am a fresh facemaker but il post my faces in this thread. German commentator said those 2 were his only fouls. Fernando torres best goals liverpool 20072011 youtube. Back in 2008, fernando torres became the first player to finish third behind both lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo in their era of ballon.
May 31, 2014 fernando torres may have booked his place in spains 23man squad for its defense of the world cup by scoring the opening goal in a 20 warmup win over bolivia. Euro 2008 success changed spains story fernando torres. Fernando torres strike wins euro 2008 for spain to leave. Fernando torres vs russia euro 2008 like on facebook. He has been capped over 100 times and is his countrys thirdhighest goalscorer of alltime.
Well the first one was about as obvious as it gets really. Fernando torres career in trophies from spains euro. A beaming grin of a goal, the kind only made possible by a centreback breaking free from his. Jun 30, 2008 spains fernando torres celebrates the opening goal during the euro 2008 final against germany at ernst happel stadium in vienna on june 29, 2008. This uefa euro 2012 final match between spain and italy is a great video and a spectacular soccer match. Jun 30, 2008 spains euro 2008 final hero torres scored 33 goals for liverpool last season by john sinnott spain striker fernando torres set a record for the highest league tally by a foreign player in his premier league debut season for liverpool, surpassing ruud van nistelrooys mark of 23 league goals in the final game of the 2007 2008 campaign against.
He is currently the most expensive spanish football player in. Fernando torres says it is the right time to end his football career video after an 18year professional career, torres said he decided to retire before he reached a. Fernando torres aims for top three in spains goal chart fernando torres said he was feeling very good and aiming to climb in spains goal chart at euro 2012 published. He then won the world cup two years later before scoring in the euro 2012 final. Its up there with tony adams breaking forward against everton in 1998, or ricardo carvalho blasting home against manchester united eight years later. Golden boot winner as topscorer in spains victorious euro 2012 campaign last. Spains euro 2008 triumph changed the story for the nation, according to fernando torres. By torres9comps fernando torres vs england home 0809. Fernando torres vs manchester united away 23032008 by. Fernando torres vs russia n euro 2008 hd 720p on vimeo.
Spain world cup winner fernando torres retires from. Player information fernando torres fernando jose torres sanz season uefa euro 2008 date of birth 20. Diego costa, juan mata, fernando torres not in spains euro 2016 squad spain coach vicente del bosque has left diego costa, juan mata, fernando torres, paco alcacer and santi cazorla out of his 25. Dec 20, 2019 spains euro 2008 triumph changed the story for the nation, according to fernando torres.
This overview shows all goals scored by the selected player, including the results of the games. Profile of fernando torres, spain star player at world cup 2010. There is this lot of babel and brouhaha surrounding one man called fernando torres, a. Spains euro 2008 final hero torres scored 33 goals for liverpool last season by john sinnott spain striker fernando torres set a record for the highest league tally by a foreign player in his premier league debut season for liverpool, surpassing ruud van nistelrooys mark of 23 league goals in the final game of the 20072008 campaign against. Farewell to fernando torres, the man who modified spanish. Atletico madrid veteran fernando torres said that the europa league final victory with his boyhood club was more emotionally satisfying than winning the world cup with spain or the champions. Fernando torres vs england home international friendly season 0809 like on facebook. Bbc sport football euro 2008 torres the making of a. If fernando torres fancied swapping his boots for a more expensive pair, he could buy these fashion boots from a. Watch fernando torres score the winning goal for spain in the euro 2008 final against germany. I feel very proud of everything ive achieved, said the spaniard. The former liverpool and chelsea striker has announced his retirement from football aged 35.
The 2008 uefa european football championship, commonly referred to as uefa euro 2008 or simply euro 2008, was the th uefa european football championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by european nations. Liverpool striker fernando torres believes england can win the world cup this year. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Jun 14, 2008 spain booked a euro 2008 quarterfinal spot after david villas lastgasp goal sank sweden and russia beat greece. Spain name fernando torres in 23man squad bbc sport. Torres scored the winning goal in the euro 2008 final and won the golden boot for highest goalscorer at euro 2012, highlighting the. But sweden responded well and levelled when zlatan ibrahimovic met fredrick stoors cross on 34 minutes. Fernando torres vs russia euro 2008 euro 2008 semi final high definition like on facebook. The chelsea striker, 29, who won the europa league with the london club this. Though i think its justified, yes its somewhat harsh but its absolutely and perfectly fine according to the rulebook, from behind, going for the legs, no real chance to get the ball in any way not brutal or malicious, but enough to earn yourself a yellow.
Fernando torres 08e season uefa euro 2008 traits potential. Torres is a spanish international and made his debut against portugal in 2003. By torres9comps fernando torres vs russia 2606 2008. Perhaps, though, torres most significant moment in football came when he scored the winner for spain in the euro 2008 final against germany in austria. Swedens zlatan ibrahimovic fires past spains goalkeeper iker casillas to make it 11. Fernandp torres vs sweden euro 2008 hd 720p youtube.
Jun 19, 2014 fernando torres scores a brace in his final game for atletico madrid vs eibar 20052018 duration. Spains fernando torres announces retirement from football. Torres made his spain debut in 2003 and scored the winning goal in the 2008 european championship final against germany before helping his country win their first world cup in 2010. This was only the second time in european championship history that the champions had won every.
Torres famously scored the winning goal in the euro 2008 final, and also contributed to his countrys victories in the 2010 world cup and euro 2012 tournament, where he finished as joint topscorer. Fernando torres against germany in euro 2008 final by mrsoccer265i and torres9chelsea spain germany 10 euro 2008 final spain european champions for the first time in 2008 highlights. Torres made 110 appearances for his country, winning the world cup in 2010 and the european championships in 2008 and 2012, where he scored in both finals. Spanish striker fernando torres announced the end of his 18year football career on friday. Fernando torres vs russia hd 720p 26062008 youtube. Football statistics of fernando torres including club and national team history. Spains fernando torres celebrates the opening goal during. Torres, 34, is leaving atletico for a second time this summer, having first departed for liverpool in 2007. World cup and twotime euro winner fernando torres retires from football fernando torres made 110 appearances for spain, netting 38 goals and won. May 27, 2012 fernando torres, who scored the winning goal in the euro 2008 final, has netted 26 times for spain in 90 matches david villa scored 10 goals in 11 appearances to help spain win euro 2008 and the. The wonderful festival of football that was euro 2008 finished in style last night, settled by that stylish finisher named fernando torres. Italy is a wonderful side with a great soccer tradition, but spain seems at the top of its game and in its own world with its extraordinary ball control, confident inside and downthemiddle of the field passing, and speed.
Fresh off the back of a debut season in england where he took the premier league by storm, fernando torres was one of the favourites in all the safe sportsbooks to be top scorer at euro 2008. Fernando torres statistics and career statistics, live sofascore ratings, heatmap and goal video highlights may be available on sofascore for some of fernando torres and no team matches. He was the top scorer at euro 2012 as spain successfully defended their title and scored 38 goals in 110 appearances for his country in total, making him spains. Spain legend fernando torres explains his decision to. Spain euro group stage, matchday 2 full match held at tivolineu innsbruck on footballia.
Spain took the lead on 15 minutes with a clever move that ended with fernando torres poking home david silvas cross. Fernando torres r of spain celebrates with goalscorer david villa of spain during the uefa euro 2008 group d match between spain and russia at stadion tivoli neu on june 10, 2008 in innsbruck, austria. Sweden undone by spain strikers fernando torres and david villa. That honour fell to his strike partner david villa, however it was torres that got the winning goal in the final, securing his country a first major title in 44 years. Please share this fanpage torres totally worth 50 million. Despite scoring the winning goal in the euro 2008 final, fears that. I know the lista isnt perfect but we cant keep looking to the past. Fernando torres scores fairytale double in atletico. Spain defeated germany 10 with a 33rdminute goal from fernando torres.
Fernando torres final game as a professional ended in a humiliating 61 defeat andres iniestas vissel kobe thrashed sagan tosu on friday in the jleague clash iniesta scored a firsthalf penalty. Torres scores winning goal in euro 2008 final bbc sport. High definition by torres9comps fernando torres vs russia 1006 2008 euro 2008 hd 1080p. Fernando torres in spain squad for confederations cup bbc sport.
Fernando torres latest news, transfers, pictures, video. Fernando torress salary see what fernando torres earns in. Afp spains world cup winning striker fernando torres announced his retirement from football on friday, bringing. With spain, he has participated in six major tournaments. Diego costa, juan mata, fernando torres not in spains euro. After making his full international debut for spain at the age of 19, torres went on to amass more than 100 caps and was a key man in his countrys golden footballing era, winning backtoback european championships in 2008 and 2012, as well as the 2010 world cup. World cup and twotime euro winner fernando torres retires.
Fernando torres bid farewell to his boyhood club by scoring twice in his final match for atletico madrid in sundays 22 draw vs. The sad tale of fernando torres, a reluctant superstar. Fernando torres vs russia hd 1080p euro 2008 youtube. Fernando torres no team videos, transfer history and stats. Jun 05, 2008 fernando torres can supplant raul to become spains goalscoring star at euro 2008. If england can overcome their mental barrier then spain versus england would be the perfect world. Fernando torres says he has fulfilled a childhood dream by winning the europa league title with atletico madrid, and that it means more to him than lifting the world cup with spain. Fernando torres career in trophies from spains euro 2008 to chelseas 2012 double. Torres was a key member of luis aragones side that prevailed in austria and switzerland a decade ago, the. Fernando torres vs sweden euro 2008 hd 720p on vimeo. Uefa euro 2004, the 2006 fifa world cup, euro 2008, the 2010 world cup, euro 2012, and the 2014 world cup. Torres was a key member of luis aragones side that prevailed in austria and switzerland a decade ago, the striker scoring the only goal of the final against germany in vienna.
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