Francisco Urroz
Francisco Urroz Martínez (14 December 1920 – 22 January 1992) was a Chilean football defender.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Urroz Martínez | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Higuerote, Venezuela | ||
Date of death | 22 January 1992 71) | (aged||
Place of death | Concón, Chile | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Unión Española | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1940–1944 | Unión Española | ||
1945–1950 | Colo-Colo | ||
National team | |||
1947-1950 | Chile | 11 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
He played for Unión Española, becoming team captain and won the 1947 Primera División de Chile along with Colo-Colo.[1][2]
International career
He made 11 appearances for the Chile national team,[3] playing also in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[4]
Personal life
He was born in Higuerote, Venezuela. He died in Concón, aged 71. He was the father of the tennis player Silvana Urroz and grandfather of both the field hockey player Manuela Urroz - who also played football at youth categories for Unión Española - and the rugby union player and doctor Francisco Urroz.[2]
References
- "Francisco Urroz Martínez". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- Vergara, Matías (29 July 2019). "El clan Urroz llega a Lima: un lazo indestructible con el deporte". AS Chile (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- "Francisco Urroz". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil Archived October 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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