Toriani in 1964 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Osvaldo Reuben Toriani | ||
Date of birth | (1937-07-24)July 24, 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Zárate, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Date of death | September 24, 1988(1988-09-24) (aged 51) | ||
Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1955–1957 | Unión de Mar del Plata | ||
1958–1960 | Club Atlético Tigre | 34 | (1) |
1960–1966 | Club Atlético Independiente | 97 | (0) |
1967–1970 | Newell's Old Boys | 75 | (0) |
1971–1972 | América de Cali | ||
1972 | Toronto Italia | ||
1973 | Independiente Medellín | ||
1974–1975 | Miami Toros | 34 | (0) |
1975 | Miami Toros (indoor) | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Osvaldo Toriani (July 24, 1937 – September 24, 1988) was an Argentine footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
Toriani played with Unión de Mar del Plata in 1955. He played in the Argentine Primera División in 1958 with Club Atlético Tigre. The following season he played in the Primera Nacional with Tigre. In 1960, he played with Club Atlético Independiente, and assisted in securing the league title in 1960, and 1963. He also assisted Independiente in winning the 1964 Copa Libertadores, and 1965 Copa Libertadores. In 1967, he signed with Newell's Old Boys.
In 1971, he played abroad in Colombia's Categoría Primera A with América de Cali. In the summer of 1972 he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia. During his tenure with Toronto he assisted in securing the NSL Championship. In 1973, he signed with Colombian rivals Independiente Medellín. He played in the North American Soccer League with Miami Toros. In his debut season with Miami he featured in the NASL Championship final against Los Angeles Aztecs, but lost the match in a penalty shoot-out. In total he played in 34 matches with Miami.
Personal life
On September 24, 1988, he committed suicide by an overdose of barbiturates and inhaling carbon monoxide from a lit brazier.
References
- "Osvaldo Toriani, el arquero Rojo antes de Pepé". Soy Del Rojo (in Spanish). 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de". www.bdfa.com.ar. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- "Se fue un "Cacho" de historia". 2013-01-03. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- "Profile of Osvaldo Toriani: Info, news, matches and statistics | BeSoccer". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- "Fútbol en América: Copa Libertadores 1964:Independiente Campeón". Fútbol en América. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- "Con varias bajas importantes, vamos a Victoria a defender la punta". www.elrojinegro.com. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- "Toronto miscues aid Hamilton in 2-2 National League draw". The Globe and Mail. June 12, 1972. p. S6.
- Waring, Ed (October 6, 1972). "Penalty kick hands Italia soccer crown". The Globe and Mail. p. 41.
- Martz, Jim (May 4, 1974). "Toros Debut at St. Louis". Miami Herald. p. 126.
- Williams, Gene (August 26, 1974). "A loss so sad it's tie-breaking". Miami News. p. 21.
- "NASL-Osvaldo Toriani". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- "El final más triste". El Gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-13.
External links
Categories:- 1937 births
- 1988 deaths
- 1988 suicides
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Unión de Mar del Plata footballers
- Club Atlético Tigre footballers
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- América de Cali footballers
- Toronto Italia players
- Independiente Medellín footballers
- Miami Toros players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- People from Zárate, Buenos Aires
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Drug-related suicides in Argentina
- Barbiturates-related deaths
- Suicides by carbon monoxide poisoning
- Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen