In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Toro and the second or maternal family name is Julio.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Raúl Toro Julio | ||
| Date of birth | (1911-02-21)21 February 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Copiapó, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 30 October 1982(1982-10-30) (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
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| 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 | |||
Raúl Toro Julio (21 February 1911 – 30 October 1982) was a former Chilean international footballer who played as a forward. Several ex-footballers consider him the best player from the early history of football in Chile.
International career
Toro 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), and was the top scorer of the 1937 South American Championship. 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
- ^ "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.
External links
| Chile squad – 1937 South American Championship | ||
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| Chile squad – 1939 South American Championship fourth place | ||
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| Chile squad – 1941 South American Championship third place | ||
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| South American Championship and Copa América top scorers | |
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| South American Championship era |
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- 1911 births
- 1982 deaths
- People from Copiapó
- Sportspeople from Atacama Region
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chile men's international footballers
- Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
- Santiago Morning footballers
- Santiago Wanderers footballers
- Santiago National F.C. players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century Chilean sportsmen
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