Name: José Raúl Iglesias Mastantuono

Nickname: "Toti"



Country: Argentina
Club: Racing Club
Shirt Number: 9
Position: ★CF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 30-31 years (06/03/1957)

Height: 176 cm
Weight: 74 kg

Attack: 82
Defence: 36
Balance: 78
Stamina: 79
Top Speed: 83
Acceleration: 87
Response: 85
Agility: 81
Dribble Accuracy: 78
Dribble Speed: 80
Short Pass Accuracy: 73
Short Pass Speed: 70
Long Pass Accuracy: 70
Long Pass Speed: 68
Shot Accuracy: 83
Shot Power: 78
Shot Technique: 82
Free Kick Accuracy: 64
Swerve: 68
Heading: 85
Jump: 84
Technique: 77
Aggression: 87
Mentality: 73
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team work: 70

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 5
Growth type: Late/Peak

CARDS:
P19 - Fox In The Box
S01 - Marauding

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Positioning - Reaction - Scoring - Lines

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack-Minded

INFO:
José Raúl Iglesias is a former Argentine footballer who played as a center forward. Born in the Boedo neighborhood of Buenos Aires (06/03/1957), he began his professional career at Club Atlético San Lorenzo in 1976. Initially used by the club as an impact substitute, often coming on in the final minutes to score, he started his long goalscoring career on March 28 of that same year, when he came off the bench in the closing minutes of a match against Unión de Santa Fe and scored a penalty against the great penalty specialist Perico Pérez. In 1977, the possibility of moving to Barcelona arose, as he did not occupy a foreign player slot due to his father being Spanish. He played one year with Barcelona B and continued his journey in Spain with Logroñés and Recreativo de Huelva. In 1979, he returned to Argentina at the age of 21 to join All Boys, where he was close to abandoning professional football. Fortunately for him, in 1980, he was called by Club Atlético Sarmiento de Junín, where in just a year and a half, he became one of the greatest idols (if not the greatest) in the club’s history. In mid-1981, he was signed by Rosario Central, where he averaged a goal every two matches. In 1983, San Lorenzo returned to the Primera División after being relegated for the first and only time in their history, and the club brought Iglesias back. He helped them finish runners-up, just one point behind Ricardo Bochini’s legendary Independiente. In 198,4 he had another opportunity in Spain, this time with Valencia, but things did not go so well. The following year, he returned to Argentina and signed for Estudiantes de La Plata, where he had a strong season. But true glory began to arrive in mid-1986, when the chance to join Club Atlético Huracán came up. Iglesias was already identified with San Lorenzo, and at first Huracán fans looked at him with suspicion, but he won their affection through goals. Despite Huracán’s relegation that same year (after being unfairly eliminated by a scandalous refereeing decision in a playoff against Deportivo Español), Iglesias decided to stay with the club and seek revenge, despite offers from teams such as Platense and Unión de Santa Fe. He played the 1986/87 Primera B Nacional season, scoring 36 goals in 37 matches—a record that still stands today.

In mid-1987, he was signed by Racing Club at age 30. The prestigious magazine El Gráfico introduced him on its front cover with the headline “Racing bought the King of Goals,” featuring Iglesias dressed as a king. Racing had gone over 20 years without winning a title, and their previous center forwards had all been disappointing. In his very first week at the club, they played a triangular tournament at Vélez’s stadium against Boca and San Lorenzo. Racing emerged victorious with all goals scored by Iglesias, against none other than José Luis Chilavert and Hugo Gatti. That was the beginning of a short but intense love story between Iglesias and Racing Club. He scored 16 goals in his first season, finally making Racing competitive again after a long drought. That same year, Racing ended its historic title drought by winning the Supercopa Sudamericana, defeating Santos, River Plate, and Cruzeiro in the final. Due to injuries, Racing could not win the Primera División that year, a title ultimately taken by a great Newell’s Old Boys side (who went on to reach the Copa Libertadores final). In May 1988, Iglesias moved to Junior de Barranquilla, and in January 1989, he returned to Racing for the Copa Libertadores, where they lost to Atlético Nacional of Colombia, the eventual champions. Afterward, he joined Talleres de Córdoba, where he had a good campaign despite the club’s financial problems, and in 1990, he signed for Deportivo Español. He decided to bring his career to an end in 1991, playing for Club Atlético Lanús. Very fast, with great attacking movement, instinctive, he would make runs into space to receive through balls or position himself inside the box as a classic striker. Right-footed, without refined technique, but with excellent positional awareness, great speed, and an outstanding header. A fascinating one-touch forward. Although he never managed to consolidate himself at any one club for long, he became the top scorer wherever he went. He scored 98 goals in 160 matches with five different teams during the 1980s in the Argentine Primera División, in addition to 61 goals in 80 matches in the Second Division (with Sarmiento in 1980 and Huracán in 1986). This makes him the third-highest scorer of the 1980s in Argentina, behind only Oscar Dertycia and Jorge Comas. His final tally stands at 206 goals in 435 matches over the course of his career.