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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tomás Juan Boy Espinoza | ||
Date of birth | June 28, 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Date of death | March 8, 2022 | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Acapulco, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1974 | Atlético Español | ||
1974–1975 | Atletico Potosino | ||
1975–1988 | Tigres UANL | 413 | (98) |
1988 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
National team | |||
1979–1987 | Mexico | 52 | (9) |
Teams managed | |||
1988 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
1989–1990 | Tampico Madero | ||
1991–1993 | Queretaro | ||
1995–1996 | Veracruz | ||
1996–1997 | Morelia | ||
1997–1998 | Monterrey | ||
1998–2000 | Morelia | ||
2002 | Puebla | ||
2004 | Veracruz | ||
2007 | Atlas | ||
2009–2012 | Morelia | ||
2012–2013 | Atlas | ||
2014–2015 | Atlas | ||
2015–2016 | Cruz Azul | ||
2019 | Guadalajara | ||
2020–2021 | Mazatlán | ||
* 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
- ↑ "Tomás Boy fue hospitalizado de emergencia por una tromboembolia pulmonar". Milenio (in español). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ "Tomás Boy se encuentra hospitalizado por una tromboembolia pulmonar". Revista Proceso (in español). 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ Mexico, Liga MX great Tomas 'El Jefe' Boy dies at 70