José Raúl Iglesias
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Raúl Iglesias Mastantuono | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1978 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 1978 | Barcelona B | ||
| 1978 | Recreativo | 2 | (0) |
| 1978 | Logroñés | ||
| 1979 | All Boys | 6 | (1) |
| 1980–1981 | Sarmiento | 66 | (41) |
| 1981–1983 | Rosario Central | 67 | (29) |
| 1983 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 1984 | Valencia | 6 | (0) |
| 1985 | Estudiantes | 28 | (11) |
| 1986–1987 | Huracán | 61 | (46) |
| 1987–1989 | Racing Club | 32 | (16) |
| 1989 | Junior | ||
| 1989–1990 | Talleres | 29 | (11) |
| 1990 | Deportivo Español | 12 | (2) |
| 1991 | Lanús | 14 | (4) |
| Total | 323 | (161) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998 | Badajoz | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Raúl Iglesias (nicknamed Toti), (Buenos Aires, born 6 March 1957) is a retired footballer of Argentina. His position on the field was centre forward, having scored 117 goals in Primera División during his career. He won two championships in lower divisions of Argentina, being the topscorer of the tournament in both cases.
Iglesias is also the top-scorer of the 1980s in Argentine football, having scored 105 goals in 144 matches.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Born in Boedo, city of Buenos Aires, Iglesias grew up imitating his idol, Luis Artime, a notable forward of the 1960s. He spent his youth career at San Lorenzo de Almagro, debuting in Primera División at 18, in 1976 in a match v. Unión de Santa Fe. Iglesias scored his first goal in Primera that same day, by penalty shoot-out. Alberto Rendo was the coach of San Lorenzo by then.
Iglesias would be later transferred to Sarmiento de Junín, where he became top scorer of the team that won the 1980 Primera B championship.[1]
Iglesias had a long career as scorer, becoming an idol for the Sarmiento de Junín and Racing Club de Avellaneda supporters.[2]
"All of my goals were very ugly!"
— Iglesias during an interview.[2]
Iglesias was the Primera B Nacional top scorer at the 1986-87 season playing for Huracán (which also promoted to Primera División) where he scored 36 goals in 37 matches, setting a record for the division.[3] After his tenure on El Globito, Iglesias was traded to Racing Club, where he became an idol for its supporters who also dedicated him a song.[2] Iglesias formed a praised attacking line along with wingers Ramón Medina Bello and Walter Fernández, with the addition of midfielder Miguel Colombatti and Uruguayan playmaker Rubén Paz. His most remembered match playing for Racing was a smashing victory over Boca Juniors by 6–0, with two goals by Iglesias.[4]
Like Mexican striker Hugo Sánchez, Iglesias' trademark was to perform a celebratory somersault after each goal he scored.[2]
"Be prepared, be ready to shout a goal so the Totigol will appear at any time"
— Song by the Racing Club supporters.[2]
In Primera División Iglesias scored 117 goals in 288 matches. Iglesias is the top-scorer of the 1980s in Argentine football, having scored 105 goals in 144 matches.[2] Nevertheless, he was never called up for the Argentina national team.
Honours
[edit]- Primera B (1): 1980
References
[edit]- ^ a b "No entiendo cómo Boca largó a Calleri", interview on Olé, 13 March 2016
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mis goles fueron todos muy feos", Interview to Iglesias by Alejandro Wall - Un Caño
- ^ José Iglesias on Enciclopedia de Huracán
- ^ Racing le daba una 'paliza' histórica a Boca en el Cilindro, Infobae, 19 September 2013
External links
[edit]
- Héroes de Ayer profile (in Spanish)
- José Raúl Iglesias at BDFutbol
- José Raúl Iglesias manager profile at BDFutbol
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
- All Boys footballers
- Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers
- Rosario Central footballers
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Club Atlético Huracán footballers
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Talleres de Córdoba footballers
- Deportivo Español footballers
- Club Atlético Lanús footballers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- FC Barcelona Atlètic players
- Recreativo de Huelva players
- CD Logroñés footballers
- Valencia CF players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Atlético Junior footballers
- Argentine football managers
- Segunda División managers
- CD Badajoz managers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate football managers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
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- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
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- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen