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.[citation needed] Bossio was a member of the Argentine team that took part of the 1928 Olympic games and won the silver medal.[1]
 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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