Raúl Toro (footballer, born 1954)

Raúl Daniel Toro Fuenzalida (born 24 June 1954) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current manager.

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 Fuenzalida.
Raúl Toro
Personal information
Full name Raúl Daniel Toro Fuenzalida
Date of birth (1954-06-24) 24 June 1954
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1982 Unión Española
1983–1984 Santiago Morning
1985–1986 Aviación
1987 Huachipato
1988–1989 Unión San Felipe
1990 Curicó Unido
1992 Soinca Bata
1993 Deportes Colchagua
Managerial career
1994–1995 Deportes Colchagua
1996–1999 Rangers
2000–2003 Unión San Felipe
2004–2005 Coquimbo Unido
2006–2008 Audax Italiano
2009–2010 Cobreloa
2010–2011 Curicó Unido
2012 Unión La Calera
2013 Liga de Loja
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Santiago, Toro played for several clubs in his country during a 20-year senior career, in both the Campeonato Nacional and the second division. He spent his first nine seasons as a senior with Unión Española.

In 1992, 38-year-old Toro helped Club Deportivo Soinca Bata promote to the top level. He retired the following year, after a spell with Deportes Colchagua.

Managerial career

Toro started working as a coach in division two, successively being in charge of Deportes Colchagua and C.S.D. Rangers and helping the latter club finish runner-up in the 1996 edition of the Copa Chile.[1] Four years later, he won the second tier championship with Unión San Felipe – where he had played in the late 80's – and, in the 2001 campaign, led the team to the eighth position.[2]

In the 2005 Apertura, Toro coached Coquimbo Unido all the way to the final after dispatching Everton de Viña del Mar, Cobreloa and Huachipato, losing 2–4 on aggregate to Unión Española.[3][4] Between 2006 and 2008 he was in charge of an historical Audax Italiano squad which included players like Fabián Orellana, Nicolás Peric, Franco Di Santo or Carlos Villanueva, qualifying them to the 2008 Copa Libertadores.[5] However, after elimination from the competition and irregular displays in the domestic league, he was fired and replaced by Pablo Marini.[6]

Subsequently, Toro coached Cobreloa, Curicó and Unión La Calera,[7][8] before moving abroad in 2013 with Ecuador's LDU Loja.

Honours

Player
Soinca Bata

Manager
Unión San Felipe
Rangers

References
  1. "Chile 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. "Chile 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  3. "Raúl Toro confía en la reacción de Coquimbo en el "Sánchez Rumoroso"" [Raúl Toro confident about Coquimbo's reaction at the "Sánchez Rumoroso"] (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 3 July 2005. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  4. "Chile 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  5. "Toro: "El Audax de 2007 fue mi mejor equipo"" [Toro: "2007's Audax was my best team"] (in Spanish). Fox Sports Chile. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  6. "Audax Italiano presentó a Pablo Marini como su entrenador para la temporada 2009" [Audax Italiano presented Pablo Marini as coach for the 2009 season] (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  7. "Raúl Toro es el nuevo director técnico de Unión La Calera" [Raúl Toro is the new head coach of Unión La Calera] (in Spanish). Soy Chile. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  8. "Unión San Felipe logra respirar tras triunfo sobre Unión La Calera" [Unión San Felipe takes a breather after defeating Unión La Calera] (in Spanish). Soy Aconcagua. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
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