Alberto Fouillioux
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Alberto Jorge Fouillioux Ahumada | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 22 November 1940 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 June 2018 | (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
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*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]
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1962
- Copa del Pacífico [es] (2): 1965 [es], 1968 [es]
- Copa Juan Pinto Durán [es] (1): 1971 [es]
References
- ^ Salviat, Julio (20 July 2023). "José Sulantay, el juvenil que me deslumbró en mi adolescencia". Diario El Ágora (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b Fallece el histórico ex futbolista Alberto "Tito" Fouillioux a los 77 años de edad (in Spanish)
- ^ "Milton Millas destacó la trayectoria de Alberto Fouillioux". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- Meganoticias. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Alberto Fouillioux". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2022.
External links
- International statistics at rsssf
- Profile on the Universidad Católica website (in Spanish)
- Alberto Fouillioux at National-Football-Teams.com