Javier Toyo
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Javier Toyo is a Venezuela
n football goalkeeper currently playing for Caracas FC. He is a member of the Venezuela national football team
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club Caracas FC
and signed a professional contract with the club in 1998. After the 1998-99 season, he joined Atlético El Vigía Fútbol Club
for one season before returning to Caracas FC.
Toyo played the following six seasons for Caracas FC primarily as the starting goalkeeper, appearing in over 200 league matches. In December 2007, Toyo transferred to Colombian club Atlético Bucaramanga
, where he was primarily an unused substitute. After only a few months in Colombia, he returned to Caracas FC to get more first team football and signed a new contract through 2009.
Toyo participated in the Copa Libertadores 2007
with Caracas FC, and was noted for a strong performance in the match which sealed their progression to the round of 16, a 3-1 victory against Argentine club River Plate
on 6 April 2007.
as a second half substitute in a friendly match against Jamaica
on 28 April 2004. Toyo has appeared in 10 international matches for Venezuela from 2004 through 2008.
Toyo was a member of the Venezuelan team at the Copa América 2007
. He was an unused substitute in all four of Venezuela's matches.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n football goalkeeper currently playing for Caracas FC. He is a member of the Venezuela national football team
Venezuela national football team
The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts....
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Professional club career
Toyo began playing football for the youth squad of Primera División VenezolanaPrimera División Venezolana
The Primera División , or Liga Venezolana is the top-flight professional football league of Venezuela. It was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957...
club Caracas FC
Caracas Fútbol Club
Caracas Fútbol Club is a Venezuelan football team based in Caracas. The club has won eleven First Division titles making it the most successful in Venezuelan football history....
and signed a professional contract with the club in 1998. After the 1998-99 season, he joined Atlético El Vigía Fútbol Club
Atlético El Vigía Fútbol Club
Atlético El Vigía Fútbol Club is a professional club promoted to Venezuelan league in 2007. The club is based in El Vigía, Mérida State.-Titles:...
for one season before returning to Caracas FC.
Toyo played the following six seasons for Caracas FC primarily as the starting goalkeeper, appearing in over 200 league matches. In December 2007, Toyo transferred to Colombian club Atlético Bucaramanga
Atlético Bucaramanga
Club Atlético Bucaramanga Corporacion Deportiva, known simply as Atlético Bucaramanga, is a Colombian football club based in the city of Bucaramanga. The club was founded in 1949...
, where he was primarily an unused substitute. After only a few months in Colombia, he returned to Caracas FC to get more first team football and signed a new contract through 2009.
Toyo participated in the Copa Libertadores 2007
Copa Libertadores 2007
The 2007 Copa Libertadores de América was the 48th edition of the Copa Libertadores. It started on January 24, 2007 and finished on June 20, 2007...
with Caracas FC, and was noted for a strong performance in the match which sealed their progression to the round of 16, a 3-1 victory against Argentine club River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
on 6 April 2007.
National team career
Toyo made his first appearance for the Venezuela national football teamVenezuela national football team
The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts....
as a second half substitute in a friendly match against Jamaica
Jamaica national football team
The Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup...
on 28 April 2004. Toyo has appeared in 10 international matches for Venezuela from 2004 through 2008.
Toyo was a member of the Venezuelan team at the Copa América 2007
Copa América 2007
The 2007 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, known simply as the 2007 Copa América or 2007 Copa América Venezuela, was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams...
. He was an unused substitute in all four of Venezuela's matches.