Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raúl Toro Julio | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Copiapó, Chile | ||
Date of death | 30 October 1982 | (aged 71)||
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. |
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.
Toro played two South American Championship (Copa América) for his National Team, and was scorer player of 1937 South American Championship. Was a successful attacker for the national team with 12 goals in 13 matches; 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).