Jorge Toro

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Toro and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Jorge Luis Toro Sánchez (10 January 1939 – 16 February 2024) was a Chilean footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented his native country at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile. He scored the second goal in Chile's 2-0 win over Italy at that tournament, in a match that is remembered as the Battle of Santiago. Toro died in El Quisco on 16 February 2024, at the age of 85.^[1]

Jorge Toro

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Luis Toro Sánchez
Date of birth	(1939-01-10)10 January 1939
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Date of death	16 February 2024(2024-02-16) (aged 85)
Place of death	El Quisco, Chile
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1962	Colo-Colo	61	(18)
1962–1963	Sampdoria	16	(3)
1963–1969	Modena	154	(19)
1969–1970	→ Hellas Verona (loan)	7	(0)
1971	Colo-Colo	8	(1)
1972–1973	Unión Española	38	(20)
1974	Deportes Concepción	14	(5)
1975	Audax Italiano	12	(1)
1976	Deportes La Serena	7	(2)
Total		317	(69)
International career
1959–1973	Chile	29	(6)
Managerial career
1978	Unión La Calera
1979	Colchagua
1981	Santiago Wanderers
1981	San Antonio Unido
1982–1983	Deportes Iquique
1984	Unión La Calera
1985–1986	Cobreloa
Medal record Men's football Representing  Chile FIFA World Cup 1962 Chile
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

Colo-Colo

• Chilean Primera División: 1960

Unión Española

• Primera División: 1973

Chile

• FIFA World Cup third place: 1962