Raimundo Infante Explained

Raimundo Infante
Fullname:Raimundo Infante Rencoret
Birth Date:2 February 1928
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Position:Forward
Years1:1946–1951
Clubs1:Universidad Católica
Years2:1951
Clubs2:FC Rouen
Years3:1951–1953
Clubs3:Universidad Católica
Years4:1953
Clubs4:Deportivo Vasco
Years5:1953–1957
Clubs5:Universidad Católica
Nationalyears1:1947–1950
Nationalteam1:Chile
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:3

Raimundo Infante Rencoret (2 February 1928 – 7 September 1986) was a Chilean football forward who played for Chile in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for Club Deportivo Universidad Católica.

Career

A historical player of Universidad Católica, he is one of the most prolific goalscorer in the club history with 113 goals. He also had stints in France with FC Rouen (1951) and Venezuela with Deportivo Vasco (1953).[2]

At international level, he made 13 appearances and scored three goals for the Chile national team from 1947 to 1950.[3]

Personal life

Infante joined Club Deportivo Universidad Católica in 1946 being a student of architecture at the university of the same name.[2]

At the same time he was a football player, he was a renowned painter who promoted the abstract art alongside fellows such as Pablo Buchard Jr., Alfonso Luco and Emilio Hermansen under the influence of Joan Miró, according to the book Historia de la pintura chilena (History of Chilean painting).[2]

Following his retirement as a football player, he went on a career as professor.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070824031727/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=7/teams/team=43925.html 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil
  2. Web site: Morales . Ítalo . Raimundo Infante, la historia del ídolo olvidado de Católica . . 17 January 2023 . es . 2 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Raimundo Infante . Partidos de La Roja . 17 January 2023 . es.