Tomás Boy

Tomás Juan Boy Espinoza (June 28, 1951 – March 8, 2022) was a Mexican football player and manager. He played as an attacking midfielder. Boy was born in Mexico City. He played for the Mexico national football team from 1979 until 1987.

Tomás Boy
Personal information
Full nameTomás Juan Boy Espinoza
Date of birth(1951-06-28)June 28, 1951
Place of birthMexico City, Mexico
Date of deathMarch 8, 2022(2022-03-08) (aged 70)
Place of deathAcapulco, Mexico
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1974Atlético Español
1974–1975Atletico Potosino
1975–1988Tigres UANL413(98)
1988San Jose Earthquakes
National team
1979–1987Mexico52(9)
Teams managed
1988San Jose Earthquakes
1989–1990Tampico Madero
1991–1993Queretaro
1995–1996Veracruz
1996–1997Morelia
1997–1998Monterrey
1998–2000Morelia
2002Puebla
2004Veracruz
2007Atlas
2009–2012Morelia
2012–2013Atlas
2014–2015Atlas
2015–2016Cruz Azul
2019Guadalajara
2020–2021Mazatlán
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Boy was hospitalized for a pulmonary embolism in Acapulco, Mexico on March 4, 2022.[1][2] He died four days later from problems caused by the condition, at the age of 70.[3]

References

  1. "Tomás Boy fue hospitalizado de emergencia por una tromboembolia pulmonar". Milenio (in español). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. "Tomás Boy se encuentra hospitalizado por una tromboembolia pulmonar". Revista Proceso (in español). 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. Mexico, Liga MX great Tomas 'El Jefe' Boy dies at 70