Pedro Araya Toro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Damián Araya Toro | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Wing | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1961–1971 | Universidad de Chile | 215 | (82) |
| 1971–1973 | Real San Luis | ? | (?) |
| 1973–1977 | Atlas | 92 | (18) |
| National team | |||
| 1965–1972 | Chile | 50 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Pedro Damián Araya Toro (born 23 January 1942) is a retired football player from Chile.
Career
Toro represented the Chilean national team at the 1966 World Cup, and played all three matches for the squad. Between 1964 and 1972, he was capped 50 times and scored 14 goals for his country.[1]
Very skillful and fast, Araya playing of "7" classic (front "outside" of the area). Along with Campos and Carlos Leonel Sanchez formed the great offensive triplet of the 'Ballet Azul'. By the University of Chile became 82 goals and the team played 52 matches making 14 goals. His career also continues in Mexico playing for the San Luis de Potosi and Atlas de Guadalajara (even in a friendly it was a goal at Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu himself).[2]
In America's Cup in Montevideo, 1967, Araya was called by the Uruguayan press: The Chilean Garrincha.
Araya Toro married a woman from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, where he would move after retiring from football.[2]
References
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (29 February 2012). "Chile - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pedro Araya, el Alexis Sánchez del "Ballet Azul"" [Pedro Araya, Alexis Sánchez's "Blue Ballet"] (in Spanish). Diario La Tercera. 2 September 2011.
External links
- Pedro Araya Toro at National-Football-Teams.com
- FIFA statistics
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