Cristopher Toselli

Cristopher Toselli
Christopher Toselli
U20-WorldCup2007-Toselli.JPG
Toselli during a 2007 U-20 World Cup against Portugal.
Personal information
Full name Chirstopher Benjamín Toselli Ríos
Date of birth 22 June 1988 (1988-06-22) (age 23)
Place of birth Antofagasta, Chile
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Universidad Católica
Number 1
Youth career
2001–2005 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007– Universidad Católica 55 (0)
National team
2007 Chile U20 24 (0)
2008–2009 Chile U21 10 (0)
2010– Chile 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2011, (UTC) 10:32.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2010, (UTC) 16:00

Cristopher Benjamín Toselli Ríos (born 15 June 1988 in Antofagasta) is an Chilean football goalkeeper who plays for Chilean Primera División club Universidad Católica.

Toselli is best known for his performance with the Chilean national youth team during the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, in where beat to the Brazilian goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel's record 484 minutes without conceding a goal in a FIFA U20 World Cup since 1985, he exceeded Taffarel eight minutes more than his record, completing 492 minutes in total.[1] and also he won the bronze medal with Chile, achieving the third place in the tournament.[2]

After his performance in the U20 World Cup of 2007 and the 2009 Toulon Tournament, he was sometimes capped to the Chilean adult team for play international games. In all levels of the national team, Toselli has played 35 international games, being one of young Chilean players more capped in Chile.

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Club career

Universidad Católica

Toselli was born on 15 June 1988 in Antofagasta, he joined Universidad Católica football academy at an early age in 2001. After of play many years in the lower divitions of the club, he was promoted to the first adult team in 2006, after of the goalkeeper Rainer Wirth was loaned to Deportes Temuco.

After a notable performance in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, beating Cláudio Taffarel's clean record in a U-20 World Cup, Toselli his made professional debut for Católica on 25 November 2007 in a 3–0 home win over Coquimbo Unido. After a regular season 2008 in the club, he become in the first goalkeeper of the club after of departure of José María Buljubasich to the Paraguayan club Olimpia, player that was starter during four seasons in the club.

During the 2009 Toulon Tournament, Toselli suffered a six-months injury,[3] causing indignation in the coach Marco Antonio Figueroa for provide to his starter goalkeeper to an international tournament. During his period of recovery, the second goalkeeper in this moment Paulo Garcés broke into the Católica first team. In 2010, fulling recovered now, Toselli was the substitute goalkeeper of the club, but at the end of the season, he again broke into the first team.

In the next season, Toselli was consecrated and Cristopher played the majority of Católica's games of the season, relegating to Garcés to the bench on many occasions.

International career

Youth level

Toselli aged 19 in 2007

During his early career, Toselli was called-up to the Chile U20 national team for the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay. He started in the national team as second goalkeeper until the third game of tournament, in where he relegates to the Colo-Colo player Richard Leyton to his place. Finally, Chile finished in the fourth place of the final stage of the tournament with six points alongside Paraguay, however the guaranies had a lower goal difference of Chile, giving the pass to Chile to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup celebrated in Canada.

In the U-20 World Cup, Toselli was Chile's outstanding goalkeeper with a notable performance of he and his team in the cup, finishing in the third place of the tournament, after of beat 1–0 to Austria. However, he broke Brazilian goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel's record of 484 minutes without conceding goals in a Youth World Cup, achieving 492 minutes in total, eight more than the Brazilian.

After of his U-20 World Cup performances, he was nominated to the Toulon Tournament of France two years consecutive (2008–2009). In 2008, Toselli was nominated by the coach Marcelo Bielsa and once was Chile's outstanding goalkeeper, being runner-up of the tournament with Chile, after of be defeated 1–0 by Italy. In 2009, he once was nominated for play the Toulon Tournament, in this occasion, he proclaimed champion of the tournament, suffering a six-months injury in the final against the France, that Chile won 1–0 with a goal of Gerson Martínez at 86th minute.

Senior team

The coach Marcelo Bielsa call-up to Toselli for play his first adult international game for his country against Panama, match that ended in a 2–1 victory of Chile. During the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, he was nominated by Bielsa as third goalkeeper with frecuency. For the 2010 FIFA World Cup, was supposed that Toselli would be the third goalkeeper of Chile, but finally Luis Marín was who achieved this place.

Honours

Club

International

Individual

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