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Fouillioux in 1962
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Full name Alberto Jorge Fouillioux Ahumada
Date of birth November 22, 1940
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Date of death June 23, 2018 (aged 77)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Playing position Midfielder/Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1969 Universidad Católica
1970–1971 Huachipato
1972 Unión Española
1972–1974 Lille
1975 Universidad Católica
National team
1960–1972 Chile 70 (12)
Teams managed
1976 Universidad Católica
1977–1978 Huachipato
1978 Colo-Colo
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Chile
FIFA World Cup
Third 1962 Chile
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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.

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.

After retiring as a player Fouillioux went on to become a manager, serving as head coach of Huachipato and Colo-Colo.

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

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]. In addition, he worked for Canal 11, Radio Nacional [es] and Radio Agricultura.

His son Gonzalo [es], is a sports journalist who has worked for Fox Sports Chile and TNT Sports Chile. 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.

Honours

Universidad Católica
Chile
  • FIFA World Cup third place: 1962
  • Copa del Pacífico [es] (2): 1965 [es], 1968 [es]
  • Copa Juan Pinto Durán [es] (1): 1971 [es]

See also

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