Torres by Fernando Torres & Antonio Sanz

Torres (First UK Edition Footballer Memoir in Dust Jacket)

The Spanish Striker's Own Account of His Rise from Atletico Madrid to Liverpool and International Glory

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Torres: el Niño my story
• Authors: Fernando Torres & Antonio Sanz
• Publisher: HarperSport, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, London
• Publication Date: 2009
• ISBN-13: 9780007323791
• Edition Details: First published in 2009. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket.
• Binding: Publisher's red cloth boards with an illustrated, laminated dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Large, near-square illustrated format, 287 pages, with full-page colour photographs throughout.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Exterior / Boards: The plain red cloth boards show a small white scuff mark on the front board to the right of centre, slight rubbing, a few light marks and light wear at the lower spine corner.
• Interior: The title page and copyright page are clean and unmarked. The text block is tight and square. The photographic pages show slight surface speckling and some scuffing to the dark picture edges at the page tops.
• The Dust Jacket: Present. The illustrated laminated jacket has a glossy spine with some creasing and wear at the head, edge wear at the corners and top left of the front panel, and some scuffing to the flap edges. The jacket is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Torres: El Niño - My Story is the autobiography of Fernando Torres, the Spanish striker nicknamed El Niño, written with the journalist Antonio Sanz and published in London by HarperSport in 2009. It follows his career from his beginnings at Atletico Madrid through his move to Liverpool and his international success with Spain.

The book concentrates on his two seasons in England, with candid snapshots of his early years in Spain and of life in the North West, on and off the field. Away from the game, he speaks of life out of the spotlight with his family and close friends, and of what inspires and motivates him.

Large, heavy and generously illustrated with full-page colour photographs, it is a handsome record of a footballer at the height of his Liverpool years, and a collectible used copy for supporters of the club and followers of Spanish football.

Author Profile: Fernando Torres

Fernando José Torres Sanz was born on 20 March 1984 and came to be nicknamed El Niño, The Kid, because of his consistent goalscoring as a young player. After 200 appearances for Atletico Madrid, he signed for Liverpool in July 2007 for a club-record fee of £20 million. He also scored in the 2008 European Championship final for Spain.

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