Alberto Fouillioux

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| name = Alberto Fouillioux

| image = Tito Fouillioux.jpg

| caption = Fouillioux in 1962

| fullname = Alberto Jorge Fouillioux Ahumada

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| birth_date = 22 November 1940

| birth_place = Santiago, Chile

| death_date= {{death-date and age|23 June 2018|22 November 1940}}

| death_place= Santiago, Chile

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| position = Midfielder/Striker

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| years1 = 1957–1969

| years2 = 1970–1971

| years3 = 1972

| years4 = 1972–1974

| years5 = 1975

| clubs1 = Universidad Católica

| clubs2 = Huachipato

| clubs3 = Unión Española

| clubs4 = Lille

| clubs5 = Universidad Católica

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| nationalyears1 = 1958

| nationalteam1 = Chile U20

| nationalyears2 = 1960–1972

| nationalteam2 = Chile

| nationalcaps2 = 70

| nationalgoals2 = 12

| manageryears1 = 1976

| managerclubs1 = Universidad Católica

| manageryears2 = 1977–1978

| managerclubs2 = Huachipato

| manageryears3 = 1978

| managerclubs3 = Colo-Colo

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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.

At youth international level, he represented Chile U20 in the 1958 South American Championship alongside players such as José Sulantay, Jorge Venegas, Efraín Santander, among others.{{cite web |last1=Salviat |first1=Julio |title=José Sulantay, el juvenil que me deslumbró en mi adolescencia |url=https://www.elagora.net/columna-de-julio-salviat-jose-sulantay-el-juvenil-que-me-deslumbro-en-mi-adolescencia/ |website=Diario El Ágora |access-date=27 January 2024 |language=es |date=20 July 2023}}

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

Fouillioux died on 23 June 2018, aged 77 in his birth city of Santiago, Chile.[http://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2018/06/23/910958/Fallece-el-historico-ex-futbolista-chileno-Alberto-Tito-Fouillioux.html Fallece el histórico ex futbolista Alberto "Tito" Fouillioux a los 77 años de edad] {{in lang|es}}

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 {{ill|Futgol|es|vertical-align=sup}}. In addition, he worked for Canal 11, {{ill|lt=Radio Nacional|Radio Nacional de Chile|es|vertical-align=sup}} and Radio Agricultura.{{cite web |title=Milton Millas destacó la trayectoria de Alberto Fouillioux |url=https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/seleccion-chilena/milton-millas-destaco-la-trayectoria-de-alberto-fouillioux/2018-06-24/015935.html |website=alairelibre.cl |publisher=Radio Cooperativa |access-date=5 August 2022 |language=es |date=24 June 2018}}

His son {{ill|lt=Gonzalo|Gonzalo Fouillioux|es|vertical-align=sup}}, is a sports journalist who has worked for Fox Sports Chile and TNT Sports Chile.{{cite web |title=¿Gonzalo Fouillioux es pariente de Tito Fouillioux? Conoce el lazo familiar que existe entre ambos |url=https://www.meganoticias.cl/tendencias/358114-periodista-gonzalo-fouillioux-tito-fouillioux-hijo-padre-la-divina-comida-13-11-2021.html |publisher=Meganoticias |access-date=5 August 2022 |language=es |date=13 November 2021}} 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.{{cite web |title=Grandes dinastías de la Selección: Padres e hijos que jugaron por “La Roja” |url=https://www.guioteca.com/seleccion-chilena/grandes-dinastias-de-la-seleccion-padres-e-hijos-que-jugaron-por-la-roja/ |website=Guioteca.com |publisher=El Mercurio |access-date=7 September 2022 |language=es |date=15 June 2014}}

Honours

;Universidad Católica

Chilean Primera División (2): 1961, 1966

;Chile{{cite web |title=Alberto Fouillioux |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/alberto-fouillioux.html |website=Partidos de La Roja |access-date=5 August 2022 |language=es}}

FIFA World Cup third place: 1962
{{ill|Copa del Pacífico|es|Copa del Pacífico (Chile-Perú)|vertical-align=sup}} (2): {{ill|lt=1965|1965 Copa del Pacífico|es|Copa del Pacífico 1965|vertical-align=sup}}, {{ill|lt=1968|1968 Copa del Pacífico|es|Copa del Pacífico 1968|vertical-align=sup}}
{{ill|Copa Juan Pinto Durán|es|vertical-align=sup}} (1): {{ill|lt=1971|1971 Copa Copa Juan Pinto Durán|es|Copa Juan Pinto Durán 1971|vertical-align=sup}}

References

External links

[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fouilloux-intlg.html International statistics] at rsssf
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070525092715/http://www2.lacatolica.cl/elclub/jugadoreshist/ficha.asp?id=16 Profile] on the Universidad Católica website {{in lang|es}}
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