Raúl Daniel Toro Fuenzalida (born 24 June 1954) is a Chilean former football manager and player who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl Daniel Toro Fuenzalida | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | Colchagua | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994–1995 | 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 Soinca Bata [es], the club before Deportes Melipilla, promote to the top level. He retired the following year, after a spell with Colchagua.
Managerial career
Toro started working as a coach in division two, successively being in charge of Colchagua and Rangers de Talca 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.
He has stated his permanent retirement from the activity because he doesn't agree with the meddling of football agents in squads building.[9]
Honours
Manager
- Unión San Felipe
- Rangers
- Copa Chile Runner-up: 1996
- Coquimbo Unido
- Chilean Primera División Runner-up: 2005 Apertura