James Louis Bosio (born 24 September 1991) is a futsal coach and former professional footballer. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he was able to play at left-back or centre-back in a career that saw him play at Glacis United, Europa, Lincoln Red Imps and Gibraltar United, alongside loan spells in England with Ashford United and Canterbury City. Born in the Republic of Ireland, he earned 12 caps for the Gibraltar national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Louis Bosio | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Home Farm | ||
| 1999–2000 | Peterborough United | ||
| 2000–2008 | Glacis United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Glacis United | 73 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | College Europa | 46 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Lincoln Red Imps | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Ashford United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Canterbury City (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Gibraltar United | 55 | (10) |
| 2019–2020 | Lincoln Red Imps | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Glacis United | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2018 | Gibraltar | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2018 | |||
Club career
editBosio became Gibraltar's first captain in the UEFA Europa League when College Europa took on FC Vaduz of Liechtenstein in July 2014. He was part of the Lincoln Red Imps F.C. squad that made history by qualifying for the second round of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in July 2015. In 2016 he joined Gibraltar United, where he served as vice-captain. After Gibraltar United folded in 2019, he rejoined Lincoln Red Imps to play for their under-23 side in the Gibraltar Intermediate League, while he recovers from an ACL injury he suffered in October 2018.[1] He also assisted the development of youth players in the team. In February 2021, he rejoined Glacis United.[2] However, he retired from football at the end of the season.[3]
He is currently a teacher in Gibraltar after completing his teacher training at Canterbury Christ Church University where he was awarded an Elite Sport Scholarship. He also serves as co-president and coach of Bavaria F.C.C.'s futsal team, and in 2019 joined the coaching staff of the Gibraltar women's futsal team.[4] He is also a player for his futsal team as a player manager.
International career
editBosio was eligible to represent either Gibraltar or the Republic of Ireland at international level. He decided to pledge his allegiance to Gibraltar and made his debut in their 4–0 defeat to Croatia in Varazdin on 6 June 2015 and his competitive debut against world champions Germany in the UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers a week later.
Bosio made his first competitive start for Gibraltar against Greece in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in September 2016.
Career statistics
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ Experience added to Intermediate League team Lincoln Red Imps. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ Jamie Bosio joins boyhood club Football Gibraltar. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Jamie Bosio on Twitter. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Bosio: "The Gibraltar girls put on two gutsy performances". Football Gibraltar. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
External links
edit- Jamie Bosio at Soccerway
- Jamie Bosio at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jamie Bosio – UEFA competition record (archive)
- gibraltarfa.com Gibraltar FA Website
- pitchero.com Canterbury City Player Profile