Alberto Fouillioux

Alberto Jorge Fouillioux Ahumada (22 November 1940 – 23 June 2018) was a Chilean football midfielder and striker who earned 70 caps and scored 12 goals for the Chile national team during his career.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fouillioux and the second or maternal family name is Ahumada.
Alberto Fouillioux
Fouillioux in 1962
Personal information
Full name Alberto Jorge Fouillioux Ahumada
Date of birth November 22, 1940
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Date of death June 23, 2018 (aged 77)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Midfielder/Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1969 Universidad Católica
1970–1971 Huachipato
1972 Unión Española
1972–1974 Lille
1975 Universidad Católica
International career
1960–1972 Chile 70 (12)
Managerial career
1976 Universidad Católica
1977–1978 Huachipato
1978 Colo-Colo
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Chile
FIFA World Cup
Third place1962 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Fouillioux made his debut for Universidad Católica in 1957. He was part of two championship winning sides in 1961 and 1966. He played for Chile in two World Cups; the 1962 and 1966.

In 1969, he joined Huachipato and in 1972 he played for Unión Española. In the latter part of his career he played for Lille in France.

After retiring as a player Fouillioux went on to become a manager, serving as head coach of Huachipato and Colo-Colo.

Fouillioux died on June 23, 2018, aged 77 in his birth city of Santiago, Chile.[1]

Personal life

From 1989 to 2000, Fouillioux worked as a football commentator and analyst for the Chilean TV channel Canal 13, making a renowned pair alongside Néstor Isella in the TV program Futgol.[1] In addition, he worked for Canal 11, Radio Nacional and Radio Agricultura.[2]

His son Gonzalo, is a sports journalist who has worked for Fox Sports Chile and TNT Sports Chile.[3] Another son, Alberto Jr., played for Chile at under-20 level in training matches for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship, but he didn't take part of the final squad.[4]

Honours
Universidad Católica
Chile[5]
  • FIFA World Cup third place: 1962
  • Copa del Pacífico (2): 1965, 1968
  • Copa Juan Pinto Durán (1): 1971

References
  1. Fallece el histórico ex futbolista Alberto "Tito" Fouillioux a los 77 años de edad (in Spanish)
  2. "Milton Millas destacó la trayectoria de Alberto Fouillioux". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. "¿Gonzalo Fouillioux es pariente de Tito Fouillioux? Conoce el lazo familiar que existe entre ambos" (in Spanish). Meganoticias. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. "Grandes dinastías de la Selección: Padres e hijos que jugaron por "La Roja"". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. "Alberto Fouillioux". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2022.


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