Raúl Coloma

Raúl Coloma
Coloma on a magazine cover in 1951
Personal information
Full name Raúl Ernesto Coloma Rivas
Date of birth (1928-07-09)9 July 1928
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Date of death 12 October 2021(2021-10-12) (aged 93)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1964 Ferrobádminton
1965–1967 Municipal de Santiago [es]
1971–1975 Ferroviarios
International career
1959–1960 Chile 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raúl Ernesto Coloma Rivas (9 July 1928 – 12 October 2021) was a Chilean footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

In his early years, Coloma was with Unión Española, but he made his professional debut playing for Ferrobádminton [es], a resulting club from the fusion of Bádminton and Unión Ferroviarios, staying with them until 1964. After playing for Municipal de Santiago [es], he played at amateur level from 1968 to 1970 and then joined Ferroviarios in the Segunda División until 1975. In Chilean football, he held the record for playing professional football to highest age – 46 years old and 75 days – until 4 September 2026, when Cristian Campestrini broke it at the age of 46 years and 80 days playing for Rangers de Talca.

As a curiosity, he stated that the former Chilean goalkeeper Sergio Livingstone was his idol, replacing him in his farewell match against Argentina on 1959.

International career

Coloma played in 13 matches for the Chile national team in 1959 and 1960. He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1959 South American Championship that took place in Argentina.

Personal life

Both his brother, Julio, and his son, Luis, were professional footballers. When he played for Ferroviarios, he ran into Julio who was a goalkeeper too and faced Luis.

References

  1. ↑ Sandoval, Constanza (12 October 2021). "Confirman el sensible deceso de Raúl Coloma Rivas, el arquero más longevo de La Roja". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Recuerdos del arquero más longevo" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Sánchez, Ítalo (5 September 2026). "Campestrini se adjudicó histórico récord del fútbol chileno: arquero se conmovió en triunfo de Rangers". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2026.
  4. ↑ Fallece Raúl Coloma, el jugador más longevo de la historia del fútbol chileno (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ "Raúl Coloma". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "South American Championship 1959 (1st Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Raúl Coloma, un arquero contra el tiempo y las pandemia" (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2021.