Raúl Toro (footballer, born 1965)

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.

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
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.

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

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.


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