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.
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]
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]