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{{short description|Paraguayan footballer (born 1956)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
 | name = Juan Bautista Torales
 | image =
 | fullname = Juan Bautista Torales
 | height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

 | birth_date  = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|3|9}}
 | birth_place = [[Luque]], [[Paraguay]]
 | currentclub  =
 | clubnumber =
 | position = [[Defender (association football)|Full-Back]], [[Defender (association football)|Centre Back]]
 | youthyears1 =
 | youthclubs1 = Club Julio Correa
 |  years1 = 1976–1981
| years2 = 1981–1991
| years3 = 1992
| years4 = 1993–1995
 |  clubs1 = [[Sportivo Luqueño]]
| clubs2 = [[Club Libertad|Libertad]]
| clubs3 = [[Club Guaraní]]
| clubs4 = [[Sportivo Luqueño]]
 | caps1 =120
| caps2 =286
| caps3 =
| caps4 =
| goals1 =4
| goals2 =6
| goals3 =
| goals4 =
 | nationalyears1 = 1979–1987
 | nationalteam1 = [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]]
 | nationalcaps1 = 77
| nationalgoals1 = 1
 | pcupdate = April 2008
}}
'''Juan Bautista Torales''', nicknamed '''Téju''' (born 9 March 1956 in [[Luque]]) is a retired [[football defender]] from [[Paraguay]]. He was [[cap (football)|cap]]ped 77 times, and scored 1 goal for the [[Paraguay national football team]] in an international career that lasted from 1979 to 1989.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/para-recintlp.html rsssf: Paraguay record international footballers]</ref> He played for the Paraguay squad that won the 1979 [[Copa América]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/79safull.html rsssf: Copa América 1979 squads]</ref> He is the main co-commentator of matches of the Paraguay national football team with [[Hugo Miño]] in Play-by-Play on [[Tigo Sports]], [[Tigo Sports 2]] or [[Tigo Sports 3]].

==Career==
Torales made his professional debut for [[Sportivo Luqueño]] in 1976. He joined [[Club Libertad|Libertad]] in 1981 and played for the club until 1991. He spent the 1992 season with [[Club Guaraní]] before returning to Sportivo Luqueño, where he played until his retirement from football in 1995 at the age of 39.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{in lang|en}} [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/torales-intl.html International statistics] at [[rsssf]]
*{{in lang|es}} [https://archive.org/details/JuanToralesAtAlbirojo Albiroja profile]

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{{Paraguay squad 1987 Copa América}}
{{Paraguay squad 1989 Copa América}}
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[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Luque]]
[[Category:Paraguayan men's footballers]]
[[Category:Paraguay men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Sportivo Luqueño players]]
[[Category:Club Libertad footballers]]
[[Category:Club Guaraní players]]
[[Category:Copa América–winning players]]
[[Category:1986 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:1979 Copa América players]]
[[Category:1987 Copa América players]]
[[Category:1989 Copa América players]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Club 2 de Mayo managers]]


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