José Torrealba is a Venezuela

Venezuela

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n football

Football (soccer)

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 striker

Striker

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 who currently plays for Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

n First Division club Mineros de Guayana and the Venezuelan national team

Venezuela national football team

The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts....

. He is nicknamed "El Buda".

Torrealba has made 17 appearances for the Venezuela national football team

Venezuela national football team

The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts....

. He made his debut in a friendly match against Ecuador

Ecuador national football team

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 on August 17, 2005. He was also a participant at the 2007 Copa America.

International career

Torrealba has played 17 games for the Venezuela national team, scoring four goals. The pinnacle of his career was in 2010 when he topped the Top Scorer award for the St Mary's College FIFA league, netting an impressive 11 goals in 5 games. Manager Ben O'Sullivan claims "Torrealba is the greatest Venezuelan footballer in the modern game, his strike power is ferocious".

International goals

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| 1. || August 17, 2005 || Federativo Reina del Cisne

Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne

Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne is a multi-use stadium in Loja, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Loja of the Serie A de Ecuador. The stadium holds 14,935 spectators and opened in 1980.-External links:*...

, Loja

Loja, Ecuador

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, Ecuador || || 2–1 || 3–1 || Friendly
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| 2. || September 3, 2005 || José Pachencho Romero

Estadio José Pachencho Romero

The José "Pachencho" Romero Stadium is a sports stadium in Maracaibo, capital of the Zulia state, in Venezuela. The stadium holds 40,800 spectators...

, Maracaibo

Maracaibo

Maracaibo is a city and municipality located in northwestern Venezuela off the western coast of the Lake Maracaibo. It is the second-largest city in the country after the national capital Caracas and the capital of Zulia state...

, Venezuela || || 3–1 || 4–1 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for South America. 10 teams took part, all in a single group. The rules were very simple: the teams would play against each other in a home-and-away basis, with the four teams with most points qualifying to...

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| 3. || September 3, 2005 || José Pachencho Romero

Estadio José Pachencho Romero

The José "Pachencho" Romero Stadium is a sports stadium in Maracaibo, capital of the Zulia state, in Venezuela. The stadium holds 40,800 spectators...

, Maracaibo

Maracaibo

Maracaibo is a city and municipality located in northwestern Venezuela off the western coast of the Lake Maracaibo. It is the second-largest city in the country after the national capital Caracas and the capital of Zulia state...

, Venezuela || || 4–1 || 4–1 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for South America. 10 teams took part, all in a single group. The rules were very simple: the teams would play against each other in a home-and-away basis, with the four teams with most points qualifying to...

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| 4. || March 24, 2007 || Metropolitano de Mérida

Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida

The Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano de Mérida or Estadio Metropolitano is a soccer stadium located in the city of Mérida in Venezuela.It was built to be one venues of the Copa America 2007 and it would also serve as one of the venues for the National Games of Venezuela Andes 2005...

, Mérida, Venezuela || || 2–0 || 3–1 || Friendly
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