Juan Toro (footballer, born 1930)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Agustín Toro Ramírez | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 13 June 2007 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Left-half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estrella Blanca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 1953–1964 | Palestino | ||
| Coquimbo Unido | |||
| International career | |||
| 1957 | Chile | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Agustín Toro Ramírez (23 July 1930 – 13 June 2007) was a Chilean football player who played as a left-half.
Club career[edit]
A defensive left-half,[1] Toro played for Club Estrella Blanca from Yarur neighbourhood, Santiago, alongside his four brothers in his early years.[2]
At professional level, he began his career with Audax Italiano in 1952.[3] The next year, he switched to Palestino and played for them from 1953 to 1964, always in the top division,[4][5] winning the league title in the 1955 season.[6]
His last club was Coquimbo Unido.[3]
International career[edit]
As a player of Palestino, he made two appearances for the Chile national team in the 1958 World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia (away, 3–0 loss)[7] and Argentina (home, 0–2 loss)[8] in 1957.[9][2][10]
Personal life[edit]
Toro was the grandfather of the former footballer Hugo Bravo Toro, whom he reared,[11] and his three half-brothers: Luis, who was in the Palestino youth ranks, Jorge, a well-known Chile international[12] and Claudio Valdivia Toro, who played for Audax Italiano and Palmeiras B.[13]
He had a friendship with the former Chile international Jorge Toro.[1]
He died after being run over near his work in a hotel in Santiago.[3]
Legacy[edit]
His name, and that of his teammates who won the 1955 league title with Palestino, were included in the lyrics of the club's anthem.[14]
On 6 April 1965, Toro was one of the constituent footballers of SIFUP [es], the trade union of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as Misael Escuti, Francisco Valdés, Hugo Lepe, among others.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Jorge Toro vivió emotivo reencuentro con Jorge Valdivia". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ a b Don Pampa (15 November 1957). "Temple de Obrero (2)" (JPG). Revista Estadio (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Fernandois, Carlos (5 December 2007). "Población Pedro Montt: LA REVISTA ESTADIO, y nuestros jugadores del barrio". Población Pedro Montt (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ (Club Deportivo Palestino) En este Centenario recordamos a Juan Agustín Toro Ramírez on Facebook (in Spanish). 16 November 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Palestino 1964 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Palestino cumple un siglo de vida". El Ágora (in Spanish). 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "[29/09/1957] Bolivia-Chile 3:0". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "ARGENTINA-CHILE POR ELIMINATORIAS". Mundial de Fondo (in Spanish). 23 March 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Don Pampa (15 November 1957). "Temple de Obrero (1)" (JPG). Revista Estadio (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Don Pampa (15 November 1957). "Temple de Obrero (3)" (JPG). Revista Estadio (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ ""Vidas llenas de hipocresía": Medio hermano de Jorge Valdivia se fue con todo contra el ex futbolista y su madre". Deportes13 (in Spanish). Canal 13. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Parentesco entre seleccionados". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "El desconocido origen venezolano de Jorge Valdivia". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Pizarro, Diego Julio (11 June 2019). "CD PALESTINO: LA HISTORIA DE UN CLUB INMIGRANTE". GOL DE INFORMACIÓN (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Constitución Sifup". sifup.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
