What happened to “Cubo” Torres, former Chivas player who was suspended for a doping case

“Cubo” Torres got a new job to stay in Costa Rica following being suspended for doping Credit: IG/@estefano_erick

Between 2012 and 2015 the name of Érick Cubo Torres was synonymous with success and promise for Mexican soccer; However, the star little by little faded until he migrated to the First Division of Costa Rica.

In January 2024, Cubo Torres tested positive for a doping test, for which he was disqualified and separated from his team, Club Sport Herediano, in Costa Rica. Since then the 31-year-old forward has stayed away from the courts.

The one who was once the figure of the Mexican team, today faces a complicated situation, because he cannot practice his profession as a striker. For this reason, he has had to devise a new way to survive while his situation is resolved following testing positive for clostebol.

In recent days, an image circulated on social networks that captured Cubo Torres’ new business. Because he cannot play with his team, he has had to survive with his own business, now he is a fast food deliveryman.

The problem he is currently going through might affect his career as a footballer. Photo: IG Erick Torres

After the version that Cubo Torres started a fast food business went viral on social networks, ESPN revealed that the Chivas youth player is facing financial difficulties, which is why he started this food business.

It was the footballer himself who told the situation that has been happening since he was suspended from Herediano due to his doping case. With the help of his family, Cubo Torres decided to invest part of his money to cook Texan and Mexican food.

Now he dedicates his weekends to delivering orders from his acquaintances and neighbors. With the help of his wife and father-in-law — who has experience in the food business — he left soccer aside to have financial solvency in Costa Rica, while his situation due to his case of doping

“Cubo” Torres sells food following testing positive for doping in Costa Rica (Capture X @Ojodetigre1921)

Although he had no experience in this type of business, Cubo Torres accepted that he has been successful in his family business. His main job is to deliver all the orders, so he changed the goals for the orders, for now.

And since he was separated from the Costa Rican team, Cubo faced an economic crisis as he did not earn money as a professional footballer; The support of the family allowed him to give himself this opportunity to try this new facet, according to his first weeks he has managed to earn around four thousand Mexican pesos, which in colones is close to 80 thousand.

“Thank God, four weekends ago it sold well and that helps me pay the bills. We have neighbors who have supported us, they place orders and I go and deliver. I have made between 80 thousand to 120 thousand colones (Costa Rican currency) per week,” he shared for ESPN.

Cubo Torres was a reference in Mexican soccer (Photo: Cuartoscuro)

Since the issue of Cubo Torres went viral, its representative Christian Sandoval went out to speak with the Costa Rican media and in different interviews pointed out that Cubo Torres does not ingest any type of substance that might alter its performance.

He stressed that the positive result was due to a medication he took to treat an ingrown toenail, but what they did not know is that the treatment had clostebol, a substance for which he tested positive. He regretted that the Cube’s name was tarnished in such a way.

“Erick had an ingrown toenail and he applied ‘Neobol’, unfortunately it is a prohibited substance and it came back positive. It is an injustice, but if he is disqualified,” said his representative.