Ángel Bossio

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.^[1] Bossio was a member of the Argentine team that took part of the 1928 Olympic games and won the silver medal.^[2]

Ángel Bossio

Bossio at the 1928 Olympic games
Personal information
Full name	Ángel Luis Bossio
Date of birth	(1905-05-05)5 May 1905
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	31 August 1978(1978-08-31) (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 Men's Football Representing  Argentina Copa América Winner 1927 Peru Team Winner 1929 Argentina Team FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1930 Uruguay Team Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam Team
* 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

River Plate

• Argentine Primera División: 1936 Copa Campeonato, 1936 Copa de Oro

Argentina

• Copa América: 1927, 1929
• Summer Olympics Silver Medal: 1928
• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1930