Raúl Toro (footballer, born 1911)

For other people named Raúl Toro, see Raúl Toro (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Toro and the second or maternal family name is Julio.

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]

Raúl Toro

Personal information
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)[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

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),^[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

1. "A 31 años de la muerte de Raúl Toro Julio, reflexiones sobre la historia de nuestro balompié" (in Spanish). futchile.cl. 30 October 2013.
2. "Raúl Toro". weltfussbal.de. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
3. "Southamerican Championship 1937". RSSSF.

External links

• Raúl Toro at MemoriaWanderers (in Spanish)
• Raúl Toro at PartidosdeLaRoja (in Spanish)