Javier Eduardo Toyo Bárcenas (born 12 October 1977, in

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) is a

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n football

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currently playing for

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. He is a member of the

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Professional club career

Toyo began playing football for the youth squad of Primera División Venezolana club

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and signed a professional contract with the club in 1998. After the 1998-99 season, he joined

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for one season before returning to Caracas FC. Toyo played the following six seasons for Caracas FC primarily as the starting goalkeeper, appearing in over 200 league matches. In December 2007, Toyo transferred to Colombian club

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, where he was primarily an unused substitute. After only a few months in Colombia, he returned to Caracas FC to get more first team football and signed a new contract through 2009. Toyo participated in the

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with Caracas FC, and was noted for a strong performance in the match which sealed their progression to the round of 16, a 3–1 victory against Argentine club River Plate on 6 April 2007.

National team career

Toyo made his first appearance for the

as a second-half substitute in a friendly match against

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on 28 April 2004. Toyo has appeared in 10 international matches for Venezuela from 2004 through 2008. Toyo was a member of the Venezuelan team at the

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/ref> He was an unused substitute in all four of Venezuela's matches.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Toyo, Javier 1977 births Living people Footballers from Caracas Venezuelan footballers Association football goalkeepers Venezuelan Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Caracas FC players Atlético Bucaramanga footballers Real Esppor Club players Atlético Venezuela C.F. players Metropolitanos FC players Liga Dominicana de Fútbol players Club Barcelona Atlético players Venezuela international footballers 2007 Copa América players Venezuelan expatriate footballers Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the Dominican Republic Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in the Dominican Republic