Alberto Fouillioux

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Alberto Fouillioux
Fouillioux in 1962
Personal information
Full name Alberto Jorge Fouillioux Ahumada
Date of birth 22 November 1940
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Date of death 23 June 2018 (2018-06-24) (aged 77)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Position(s)
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
1958 Chile U20
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 place 1962 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alberto Jorge Fouillioux Ahumada (22 November 1940 – 23 June 2018) was a

striker who earned 70 caps and scored 12 goals for the Chile national team
during his career.

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

Lille in France
.

At youth international level, he represented Chile U20 in the 1958 South American Championship alongside players such as José Sulantay, Jorge Venegas, Efraín Santander, among others.[1]

After retiring as a player Fouillioux went on to become a manager, serving as head coach of

Colo-Colo
.

Fouillioux died on 23 June 2018, aged 77 in his birth city of Santiago, Chile.[2]

Personal life

From 1989 to 2000, Fouillioux worked as a

Canal 13, making a renowned pair alongside Néstor Isella in the TV program Futgol [es].[2] In addition, he worked for Canal 11, Radio Nacional [es] and Radio Agricultura.[3]

His son

TNT Sports Chile.[4] 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.[5]

Honours

Universidad Católica
Chile[6]

References

  1. ^ Salviat, Julio (20 July 2023). "José Sulantay, el juvenil que me deslumbró en mi adolescencia". Diario El Ágora (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Fallece el histórico ex futbolista Alberto "Tito" Fouillioux a los 77 años de edad (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Milton Millas destacó la trayectoria de Alberto Fouillioux". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. Meganoticias
    . 13 November 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Alberto Fouillioux". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2022.

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