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.
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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 | ||
| 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. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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.