Francisco Urroz Martínez (14 December 1920 – 22 January 1992) was a Chilean football defender.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Urroz Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Higuerote, Venezuela | ||
| Date of death | 22 January 1992 (aged 71) | ||
| 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 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1947-1950 | Chile | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editUrroz played for Unión Española, becoming team captain and won the 1947 Primera División de Chile along with Colo-Colo.[1][2]
International career
editUrroz made 11 appearances for the Chile national team,[3] playing also in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[4]
Personal life
editUrroz was born in Higuerote, Venezuela. He died in Concón on 22 January 1992, at the age of 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]
Honours
edit- Unión Española
- Primera División (1): 1943
- Colo-Colo
- Primera División (1): 1947
References
edit- ^ "Francisco Urroz Martínez". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ a b 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
External links
edit- FIFA profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 May 2010)
- Francisco Urroz at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
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