VIS10N

Vis10n is a project that encapsulates Alex Torres’ philosophy of soccer player development. When it comes to the United States Soccer Federation’s most recent curriculum and its core components of team and player development, he can read the writing on the wall. He hopes to capitalize on the growing trend of professional private development and introduce both exciting and holistic methodology.

Playing history

Alex started playing at age 4 in the AYSO summer program in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. That winter he knew he was hooked when he made his father drive him to Chelsea Piers in a snowstorm to play in an indoor winter league. From this point forward his love of soccer took him to amazing places and taught him wonderful things.

He started traveling internationally at a very early age. As a U-8 he traveled to London with the NYC Cosmopolitan U-10 Select Team to play in the Arsenal International Soccer Festival. He was a U-12 player on the U-14 SC GYOA team that won its flight in the Schwan’s USA Cup in Minnesota, one of the many times he played in that tournament.

At age 13 Alex went on to play for BW Gottschee’s academy team competing in some of the most distinguished regional leagues and national tournaments. He became regionally recognized and was already getting scouted by college coaches from around the country. Alex was touted for his play-making ability and field vision years beyond his youth as a number 10.

At 15 he was invited to Uruguay to compete in the U-18 category of the legendary CA Peñarol under world renown, storied managers and former players Alberto Acosta and Walter Olivera. Peñarol is a 5-time Libertadores and 3-time Intercontinental Cup winner. This was the beginning of his love affair with Uruguay and its soccer.

He was the first ever 8th grader at his high school, the Packer Collegiate Institute of Brooklyn, to play varsity. Packer won multiple league championships during his tenure. As the captain in his senior year, he lead his team to the league championship and the semi-finals of the New York State School Cup, the furthest his school had ever been in State.

He was called up to play for the Puerto Rico National U-21 Team and played in the Caribbean U-21 Tournament against the national teams of Cuba, Jamaica and Trinidad. He finished in first place taking home the gold medal. While in Puerto Rico he signed with the Carolina Giants of Puerto Rico’s pro PRSL league as a starting defensive midfielder.

He left Puerto Rico to take advantage of an opportunity to play in Uruguay with Danubio F.C., a club with an outstanding youth system that produced players like Diego Forlan and Edison Cavani. Alex, then represented by Javier Zeoli, the current goalkeeper coach of the men’s Uruguayan national team, played under the tutelage of Gustavo Dalto. Dalto is an icon of Uruguayan soccer who would go on to coach the men’s Danubio 1st team.

Alex was then promoted to the next tier of the Danubio youth system, playing for coach Alejandro Garay. Garay would eventually manage the Uruguayan national u-15, u-16, and u-18 teams respectively with tremendous success on the world stage. Alex remained in Danubio’s youth and reserve system for a year.

In 2013 he signed with the Milwaukee Wave of the Major Indoor Soccer League, his first time playing professional futsal/indoor soccer. In the summer of that year, he played with the Croatian Eagles in the Wisconsin Soccer League Majors, one of the top amateur leagues in the US and won the national championship with them.

From the Eagles he signed with Kultsu F.C., a professional club in Finland. While his time in Finland was brief he was able to experience the tough competitiveness of European professional soccer and learned to adapt to a very different climate, culture and style of play.

At the end of his contract in Finland he returned to New York and played for the Manhattan Kickers in the highly competitive 1st division of the NYC Cosmopolitan League. As a starter playing various field positions for the Kickers he was fortunate to win the 2016 New York State Cup.

Coaching Experience

He started coaching while as a player for the Milwaukee Wave in 2013. He was a coach in the Wave’s summer youth program working with players from the ages of 11 to 15. It was his first coaching experience and opened his eyes to the rewards of connecting with and developing young pupils. He was able to improve their game noticeably.

As a result of his coaching success with the Wave, coach Keith Tozer, current coach of the US Men's National Futsal Team, invited him to coach in his summer youth camp the following year.

In 2016 he was hired by Manhattan Lab School to run their after-school soccer program. It was his first soccer coaching job in New York ultimately bringing him back home.

In 2017 he was hired to coach two premier youth teams at the prestigious Manhattan Soccer Club of New York City where he continues to coach currently.

In 2018 he was hired as the associate head coach of the College of Mount Saint Vincent’s women's soccer team in Riverdale. That year he had a very strong season finishing with a conference record of 7-2, and reaching the Conference semi-finals as the team’s primary tactician.