Tomás Boy
Tomás Boy Espinoza (born July 5, 1953 in Mexico City ) is a former Mexican soccer player who was mostly used in midfield and completed a total of 51 international appearances for his home country Mexico .
Career
Tomás Boy began his professional career at Atlético Español , a club based in his hometown at the time. But he became an icon at the UANL Tigres , an association in northern Mexico. Boy had a significant share in the Tigres' only championship titles so far in 1978 and 1982. But that's not the only reason why he is considered the best player to ever wear the club's jersey.
Tomás Boy, who had excellent ball handling, was also the captain of the Mexican national team that played the 1986 World Cup in their own country. As a result, he also played in all five Mexican World Cup games, but only played the full group game against World Cup newcomer Iraq and was otherwise always substituted prematurely. After all, Boy was almost 33 years old at the time.
After the end of his active career, Boy worked as a coach for various clubs and reached the semi-finals of the Mexican championship once with the teams of the CD Veracruz and the Monarcas Morelia . Since September 23, 2007 he has been under contract with CF Atlas .
successes
- Mexican champion: 1978, 1982
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boy, Tomás |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tomás Boy Espinoza |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | mexican soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th July 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |