José Raúl Iglesias (nicknamed ''Toti''), (

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

, born 6 March 1957) is a retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

. His position on the field was

centre forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

, having scored 117 goals in Primera División during his career. He won two championships in lower divisions of

, being the topscorer of the tournament in both cases. Iglesias is also the top-scorer of the 1980s in Argentine football, having scored 105 goals in 144 matches."No entiendo cómo Boca largó a Calleri"
interview on ''Olé'', 13 March 2016

Biography

Born in

Boedo Boedo is a working-class ''barrio'' or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The neighborhood and one of its principal streets were named after Mariano Boedo, a leading figure in the Argentine independence. It is the home of San Lorenzo de A ...

city of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South Am ...

, Iglesias grew up imitating his idol,

Luis Artime Luis Artime (born 2 December 1938) is an Argentine former footballer, who played as a striker, and scored more than 1,000 goals during his career. His son Luis Fabián Artime is also a retired Argentine footballer who played in the 1990s. Club ...

, a notable forward of the 1960s. He spent his youth career at

San Lorenzo de Almagro Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, commonly known as San Lorenzo de Almagro or simply San Lorenzo (in English: ''Saint Lawrence''), is a sports club of Argentina in the Boedo district of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team ...

, debuting in Primera División at 18, in

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in a match v.

Unión de Santa Fe Club Atlético Unión (; mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe ) is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the Santa Fe Province, in Argentina. The club was founded on April 15, 1907 and plays in the Argentine Primera División. Althoug ...

. Iglesias scored his first goal in Primera that same day, by penalty shoot-out.

Alberto Rendo Alberto Rendo (born 3 January 1940) is an Argentine former footballer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Career Born in Parque Patricios, Buenos Aires, Rendo played club football in the Argentine Primera División with Huracán and San Lo ...

was the coach of San Lorenzo by then. Iglesias would be later transferred to

Sarmiento de Junín Sarmiento may refer to: Places Argentina *Sarmiento Department, San Juan, a subdivision of the San Juan Province *Sarmiento Department, Santiago del Estero, a subdivision of the Santiago del Estero Province *Sarmiento Department, Chubut, a subdivi ...

, where he became top scorer of the team that won the 1980 Primera B championship. Toti iglesias racing

Iglesias had a long career as scorer, becoming an idol for the

and

Racing Club de Avellaneda Racing Club de Avellaneda, officially known as Racing Club or shortened to just Racing, is an Argentine professional sports club based in Avellaneda, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered o ...

supporters."Mis goles fueron todos muy feos"
Interview to Iglesias by Alejandro Wall - Un Caño Iglesias was the

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 tea ...

top scorer at the 1986-87 season playing for Huracán (which also promoted to Primera División) where he scored 36 goals in 37 matches, setting a record for the division. After his tenure on ''El Globito'', Iglesias was traded to Racing Club, where he became an idol for its supporters who also dedicated him a song. Iglesias formed a praised attacking line along with wingers

Ramón Medina Bello Ramón Ismael Medina Bello (born 29 April 1966 in Gualeguay, Entre Rios), nicknamed ''El Mencho'', is an Argentine former football striker who has played at club level in Argentina and Japan. He began his professional football career in 1986 ...

and Walter Fernández, with the addition of midfielder Miguel Colombatti and Uruguayan playmaker

Rubén Paz Ruben Wálter Paz Márquez (born 8 August 1959) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Paz played at two FIFA World Cups for Uruguay and was also South American Footballer of the Year in 1988. He retired in 20 ...

. His most remembered match playing for Racing was a smashing victory over

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

by 6–0, with two goals by Iglesias.Racing le daba una 'paliza' histórica a Boca en el Cilindro
Infobae, 19 September 2013 Like

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striker

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, Iglesias' trademark was to perform a celebratory somersault after each goal he scored. In

Primera División Primera may refer to * Nissan Primera, a car * Primera Air, a former airline * Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues * Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas * Alí Primera, Venezuelan musician, compos ...

Iglesias scored 117 goals in 288 matches. Iglesias is the top-scorer of the 1980s in Argentine football, having scored 105 goals in 144 matches. Nevertheless, he was never called up for the Argentina national team.

Honours

; Sarmiento (J) * Primera B (1): 1980 ;

Huracán Huracan (; es, Huracán; myn, Hunraqan, "one legged"), often referred to as ''U Kʼux Kaj'', the "Heart of Sky", is a Kʼicheʼ people, Kʼicheʼ Maya mythology, Maya god of wind, storm, fire and one of the creator deities who participated in ...

(1): 1986-87

References

External links

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