Francisco Urroz | |
Fullname: | Francisco Urroz Martínez |
Birth Date: | 14 December 1920 |
Birth Place: | Higuerote, Venezuela |
Death Place: | Concón, Chile |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Unión Española |
Years1: | 1940–1944 |
Clubs1: | Unión Española |
Years2: | 1945–1950 |
Clubs2: | Colo-Colo |
Nationalyears1: | 1947-1950 |
Nationalteam1: | Chile |
Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Francisco Urroz Martínez (14 December 1920 – 22 January 1992) was a Chilean football defender.
Urroz played for Unión Española, becoming team captain and won the 1947 Primera División de Chile along with Colo-Colo.[1] [2]
Urroz made 11 appearances for the Chile national team,[3] playing also in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[4]
Urroz 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]