Hernán Torres

Hernán Torres Oliveros (born 31 May 1961) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Ecuadorian side Emelec.
Playing career
Torres started his career with Deportes Tolima, being involved in the first team squad in 1979. He only made his debut in 1981 in a match against Atlético Nacional, replacing injured Óscar Quintabani.
In 1988, Torres signed for Deportes Quindío. He spent the 1989 season with Deportivo Pereira and Atlético Nacional, before moving to Independiente Medellín in 1990.
Torres joined Millonarios in 1993, but was only a backup option, and moved to Categoría Primera B side Lanceros Boyacá in the following year. He subsequently represented Bello, Once Caldas and Cooperamos Tolima, retiring with the latter in 1998 at the age of 37.
Managerial career
After retiring, Torres became an assistant and goalkeeping coach of his first club Deportes Tolima. He susbequently worked under the same roles at Deportivo Cali, Atlético Huila, Deportivo Pasto, another stint at Tolima and Millonarios before returning to Tolima in January 2007, as an assistant of Jaime de la Pava.
On 11 April 2007, Torres was named manager of Tolima, replacing de la Pava who had resigned the day before; initially an interim, he was later confirmed as permanent manager of the club. He led the club to impressive campaigns in the 2009 and 2010 seasons, but resigned on 28 November 2011.
On 4 January 2012, Torres was appointed Itagüí manager. He left the club on 8 July, and took over Millonarios the following day.
With Millonarios, Torres won the 2012 Finalización tournament and reached the semifinals of the 2012 Copa Sudamericana. On 3 December 2013, after failing to win any accolades during the campaign, he was sacked.
On 22 February 2014, Torres was named manager of another club he represented as a player, Independiente Medellín. He left on 4 May 2015, and moved abroad for the first time in his career on 5 June, taking over Alajuelense in Costa Rica.
On 28 December 2015, after reaching the finals of the 2015 Campeonato de Invierno but losing to Saprissa, Torres was dismissed by LDA. He returned to Colombia the following 4 May, after being named in charge of América de Cali.
After winning the 2016 Categoría Primera B, Torres resigned from América on 2 September 2017, and returned to Itagüí (now named Águilas Doradas) on 13 December. He resigned from the latter on 17 May 2018, and was appointed manager of Peruvian side FBC Melgar seven days later.
Torres left Melgar on 7 November 2018, and returned to Alajuelense the following 29 January. He again left the club on 3 May 2019, and was appointed Atlético Bucaramanga manager six days layer.
Torres resigned from Bucaramanga on 8 September 2019, and returned to Deportes Tolima on 6 December. With the club, he won the 2021 Apertura tournament and the 2022 Superliga Colombiana, the latter being the club's first-ever title in the competition.
On 24 April 2023, Torres left Tolima on a mutual agreement. On 8 June, he took over Emelec of the Ecuadorian Serie A.
Honours
Millonarios
Categoría Primera A: 2012 Finalización
América de Cali
Categoría Primera B: 2016
Deportes Tolima
Categoría Primera A: 2021 Apertura
Superliga Colombiana: 2022
References
Living people
Colombian football managers
1961 births
Deportes Tolima footballers
Águilas Doradas Rionegro players
Millonarios F.C. players
Millonarios F.C. managers
Independiente Medellín managers
Independiente Medellín footballers
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense managers
América de Cali managers
FBC Melgar managers
Deportes Tolima managers
Deportes Quindío footballers
Deportivo Pereira footballers
Atlético Nacional footballers
Lanceros Boyacá footballers
Once Caldas footballers
Colombian men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
People from Ibagué
Sportspeople from Tolima Department
Águilas Doradas Rionegro managers
C.S. Emelec managers
Colombian expatriate football managers
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Expatriate football managers in Costa Rica
Expatriate football managers in Ecuador