Antonio de la Torre (footballer, born 1977)

Antonio de la Torre García (born November 18, 1977,) is a Mexican-American former soccer defender, who recently played for the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division.

Before joining MLS, de la Torre played most of his career in Mexico's Primera A, the second division.

Unlike most American defenders, de la Torre was a danger going forward from his right back position, and finished the season with five assists in 28 starts.

[3] However, near the end of the season, coach Tim Hankinson grew tired of de la Torre's defensive failures, and benched him for the playoffs.

His uncle, "Chepo", is the head coach of CD Guadalajara of the Primera División de México, actually he works as a construction worker in Atlanta and RETO