Alberto Jorge Fouillioux Ahumada (22 November 1940 – 23 June 2018) was a
Chilean
football
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midfielder and
striker
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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
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
and
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
.
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.
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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
Néstor Ítalo Julio Isella Ferlini (May 6, 1937 – November 20, 2015) was an Argentine-Chilean professional footballer and head coach who played as a midfielder for clubs of Argentina and Chile. He was born in Rafaela, Argentina.
Clubs (Player ...
in the TV program '.
In addition, he worked for
Canal 11, and
Radio Agricultura
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.
His son , is a
sports journalist
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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
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, but he didn't take part of the final squad.
Honours
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Chilean Primera División
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(2):
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
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,
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
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FIFA World Cup third place:
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
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References
External links
International statisticsat
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Profileon the Universidad Católica website
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1940 births
2018 deaths
Chilean people of French descent
Footballers from Santiago
Chilean footballers
Chile international footballers
Chilean expatriate footballers
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers
C.D. Huachipato footballers
Unión Española footballers
Lille OSC players
Chilean Primera División players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
1962 FIFA World Cup players
1966 FIFA World Cup players
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate footballers in France
Association football midfielders
Chilean football managers
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica managers
Huachipato managers
Colo-Colo managers
Chilean Primera División managers
Chilean association football commentators
Chilevisión color commentators
Chilean radio personalities
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