Raúl Coloma

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 Club Deportivo Ferrobádminton, a resulting club from the fusion of Bádminton and Unión Ferroviarios, staying with them until 1964. After playing for Club Deportivo Municipal de Santiago, he played at amateur level from 1968 to 1970 and then joined Ferroviarios in the Segunda División until 1975. In the Chilean football, he holds the record of having played to the professional football to the highest age: 47 years old.

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.