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]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl Toro Julio | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Copiapó, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 30 October 1982 (aged 71)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lord Cochrane | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Caja de Ahorros | |||
| 1933 | Everton | ||
| 1933–1934 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 1935 | Deportes Santiago | ||
| 1935–1937 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| 1937–1943 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 1944 | Santiago National | ||
| 1945–1948 | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| International career | |||
| 1936–1941 | Chile | 13 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editToro was a successful attacker for the Chilean senior national team with 12 goals in 13 matches including appearances at two South American Championship (Copa América),[1] and was the top scorer of the 1937 South American Championship.[3] 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
edit- ^ a b c "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 August 2014.
- ^ "Southamerican Championship 1937". RSSSF.
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