Raúl Benito Toro Basáez (born 19 July 1965) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a

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for clubs in Chile and El Salvador.

Club career

A product of both

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and

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youth systems, he made his professional debut with

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thanks of the coach

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. In Chile Toro also played for

and

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. Along with Universidad de Chile, he took part in the 1989 season, where the club was relegated to the

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. In 1989, Toro moved to

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and joined Alianza, winning the 1989–90 Primera División. Then he moved to

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and won six titles until 2000, becoming one of the Chilean football players who have won more league titles in his career.

International career

Following his debut with Universidad de Chile, Toro represented Chile at youth level in a tour for Singapore, France, Italy and Indonesia. At under-20 level, he represented Chile in the 1985 South American Championship in Paraguay.

Personal life

After working as football manager and being honored with two farewell matches in El Salvador, he returned to his country of birth permanently in 2014.

Honours

Alianza *

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador (First Division of Professional Football of El Salvador), more commonly known as La Liga Mayor or La Primera, also known as Liga Pepsi for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional ...

: 1989–90 Luis Ángel Firpo * Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador (6): 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Clausura

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