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Alberto Fouillioux

Alberto Fouillioux

Chilean footballer (1940-2018)


Alberto Jorge Fouillioux Ahumada (22 November 1940 – 23 June 2018) was a Chilean football midfielder and striker who earned 70 caps and scored 12 goals for the Chile national team during his career.

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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 Huachipato and in 1972 he played for Unión Española. In the latter part of his career he played for 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 Huachipato and 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 football commentator and analyst for the Chilean TV channel 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 Gonzalo [es], is a sports journalist who has worked for Fox Sports Chile and 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. "Milton Millas destacó la trayectoria de Alberto Fouillioux". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. "Alberto Fouillioux". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2022.



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