FERNANDO TORRES BECAME LIVERPOOL'S RECORD SIGHNING ON JULY THE 4TH, 2007.


THE STRIKER HAD SPENT THE PREVIOUS 12 YEARS AT ATHLETICO MADRID, THE CLUB HE SUPPORTED AS A BOY.
THE SPANISH GIANTS SNAPPED HIM UP AT THE AGE OF 11 AFTER HE NETTED 55 GOALS IN HIS FIRST SEASON AT AMATEUR SIDE RAYO 13.

HE SIGHNED HIS FIRST PROFFESIONAL CONTRACT IN 1999,BUT HE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL MAY 27TH, 2001 TO MAKE HIS DEBUT AGAINST LEGANES.

STILL, AT 17 YEARS AND 68 DAYS, HE WAS ATHLETICO'S YOUNGEST EVER PLAYER. WITHIN IN A WEEK HE'D SCORED HIS FIRST GOAL IN A MATCH AGAINST ALBACETE.

TORRES WAS TOP SCORER AND PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT IN THE 2001 EUROPEAN UNDER-16 CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 2002 EUROPEAN UNDER-19 CHAMPIONSHIPS,BOTH IN WHICH SPAIN WON!THE FRONTMAN BAGGED 13 GOALS DURING HIS FIRST SEASON IN THE SPANISH TOP FLIGHT, EARNING HIM A FIRST UNDER-21 FOR HIS COUNTRY.

THE YOUNGSTER MADE HIS FULL DEBUT IN A FREINDLY WITH PORTUGAL ON THE 6TH OF SEPTEMBER 2003.THE FOLLOWING APRILHE SCORED HIS FIRST INTERNATIONAL GOAL AGAINST ITALY.

THE PLAYER NICKNAMED EL NINO (THE KID) BECAUSE OF HIS YOUTHFUL APPEARENCEWAS SELECTEDFOR THE 2006 WORLD CUP IN GERMANY, WHERE HE SCORED 3 GOALS.THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN MAY 2007, TORRESHIT THE HEADLINES WHEN HE REVEALED THE PHRASE "YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE" ON THE INSIDE OF HIS CAPTAINCY ARMBAND DURING A MATCH BETWEEN ATHLETICO AND REAL SOCIEDAD. TWO MONTHS OF SPECULATION AND PAPER TALK ENSUED BEFORE THE STRIKER WAS FINALLY UNVEILED AT MELWOOD.

HE LEFT ATHLETICO WITH A RECORD 81 GOALS IN 214 APPEARANCES.

THATS FENANDO JOSE TORRES SANZ LITTLE STORY MADE BY RYAN AND STEVE!!!