Raúl Toro Julio
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Toro and the second or maternal family name is Julio.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raúl Toro Julio | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Copiapó, Chile | ||
Date of death | 30 October 1982 71)[1] | (aged||
Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
Playing position | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1936–1938 | Santiago Morning | ||
1939–1942 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
National team | |||
1936–1941 | Chile | 13 | (12) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Raúl Toro Julio (21 February 1911 – 30 October 1982) was a former Chilean international footballer who played as a forward.[2] Several ex-footballers consider him the best player from the early history of football in Chile.[1]
International career
Toro was a successful attacker for the national team with 12 goals in 13 matches;[1] at the time of his retirement as international in 1941 he was Chile's top scorer before Guillermo Subiabre (who scored 10 times by 1930).
References
- 1 2 3 "A 31 años de la muerte de Raúl Toro Julio, reflexiones sobre la historia de nuestro balompié" (in Spanish). futchile.cl. 30 October 2013.
- ↑ "Raúl Toro". weltfussbal.de. Retrieved 30 Aug 2014.
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