Ángel Bossio
 Bossio at the 1928 Olympic games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ángel Luis Bossio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 31 August 1978 (aged 73) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Avellaneda, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927–32 | Talleres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1933–36 | River Plate | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937–38 | Talleres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927–1935 | Argentina | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | Talleres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ángel Luis Bossio (5 May 1905 – 31 August 1978) was an Argentine football goalkeeper. He was called "La maravilla elástica" ("The elastic wonder") due to his agility.[1] Bossio was a member of the Argentine team that took part of the 1928 Olympic games and won the silver medal.[2]
He also participated in the first ever World Cup in 1930, where Argentina again finished second behind Uruguay. He played for Argentina 21 times between 1927 and 1935. At club level, Bossio played for Talleres de Remedios de Escalada in the 1920s before joining River Plate after the professionalisation of Argentine football in 1931. In 1959, he managed the first team of Talleres de Remedios de Escalada.
Honours
[edit]- River Plate
- Argentina
- Copa América: 1927, 1929
- Summer Olympics Silver Medal: 1928
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1930
References
[edit]- ^ "Ángel Bossio, la 'maravilla elástica'" [Ángel Bossio, the 'elastic wonder'] (in Spanish). Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Ángel Bossio". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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- Talleres de Remedios de Escalada footballers
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
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