Raúl Toro (footballer, born 1965)

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

Raúl Toro

Personal information
Full name	Raúl Benito Toro Basáez
Date of birth	(1965-07-19) 19 July 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Unión Española
1980–1981	Santiago Morning
1982–1983	Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984	Universidad de Chile
1985	Unión Española
1986	Santiago Morning
1986	Deportes Arica
1987–1988	Universidad de Chile	70	(10)
1989	Deportes Arica
1989–1990	Alianza
1991–2000	Luis Ángel Firpo
2001	Atlético Marte
International career
1985	Chile U20
Managerial career
2012	Luis Ángel Firpo (assistant)
2013	Marte Soyapango
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Raúl Benito Toro Basáez (born 19 July 1965) is a former Chilean footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and El Salvador.

Club career

A product of both Unión Española and Santiago Morning youth systems, he made his professional debut with Universidad de Chile thanks of the coach Hernán Carrasco.[1] In Chile Toro also played for Unión Española, Santiago Morning and Deportes Arica. Along with Universidad de Chile, he took part in the 1989 season, where the club was relegated to the Segunda División.[2]

In 1989, Toro moved to El Salvador and joined Alianza, winning the 1989–90 Primera División.[1] Then he moved to Luis Ángel Firpo and won 6 titles until 2000, becoming one of the Chilean football players who have won more league titles in his career.[2]

International career

Following his debut with Universidad de Chile, Toro represented Chile at youth level in a tour for Singapore, France, Italy and Indonesia.[1] At under-20 level, he represented Chile in the 1985 South American Championship in Paraguay.[3]

Personal life

After working as football manager and being honored with two farewell matches in El Salvador, he returned to his country of birth permanently in 2014.[4]

Honours

Alianza

• Primera División (1): 1989–90

Luis Ángel Firpo

• Primera División (6): 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Clausura

References

1. "Toro, rendidor como pocos EL CHILENO DESTACÓ EN ALIANZA Y AHORA CON FIRPO". La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.
2. Reyes, Luis (7 May 2016). "Los 6 chilenos con más títulos de Liga en el extranjero" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
3. "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
4. Méndez, Julio (19 March 2014). "Homenaje al chileno Raúl Toro como despedida de territorio salvadoreño". www.diez.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2022.

External links

• Raul Toro at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Raúl Toro at PlaymakerStats