Tomás Boy
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Tomás Juan Boy Espinoza is a former Mexican
footballer and current manager of Monarcas Morelia of the Primera División de México
. Boy played in the Primera División de México between 1975 and 1988. Boy spent his entire football career with Tigres de la UANL, appearing in 413 games and scoring 98 goals. Boy played with the Mexican national team
between 1979 and 1987, appearing as captain in the 1986 FIFA World Cup
. Since retiring, Boy has managed seven different team in the Mexican First Division.
in the 1971–72 season. After three years at Atlético Español, Boy went to Atletico Potosino. Boy moved to Tigres de la UANL in 1975 where he made his professional debut on March 2, 1976 against Club América
in a 1–0 loss. Boy scored his first professional goal on December 27, 1975 in a 3–1 win against C.D. Guadalajara
. Boy appeared in 36 matches (started 35) in the 1975–76 season. In the 1976–77 season Boy had another well performed season, Boy appeared in 33 games and scored eight goals. Although Boy had a good season, Tigres lost to Zacatepec
in the 1977 playoffs.
The following season Boy and Tigres had a good season. Boy appearing in 33 games and scoring six goals helped Tigres qualify to the 1978 playoffs. Boy score two goals in Tigres six post season games, Boy helped Tigres win the 1977–78 title when Tigres defeated UNAM Pumas
3–1 in aggregate score. Boy appeared in 37 matches and scored ten goals in the 1978–79 season, helping Tigres make the playoffs again. The following season Boy appeared in 31 games, he score six goals but got three red cards. Boy appeared in eight games in the 1979 post season scoring one goal in the first match against América
. Tigres eventually ended up losing to Cruz Azul in the 1980 final in a 4–3 aggregate score. Boy had his best statistically season in 1980–81, scoring 15 goals in 38 matches. Although Boy had a good season, Tigres did not make the 1981 playoffs.
The 1981–82 season did not start well for Boy, Boy missed the first eleven games of the season due to an injury. Although Boy missed 18 games, Tigres had a good season reaching the final. Tigres eventually defeated Atlante
6–2 in penalty kicks at Estadio Azteca
, to win their second league title. In the 1982–83 season, Boy missed the first two games but came back against Monterrey in the third match. Boy appeared in 32 matches and scored seven goals but Tigres did not reach the playoffs. The following season, Boy had Tigres had a good season. Boy scored ten goals in 30 matches, this was the third time in his career that Boy scored in double digits. Boy and Tigres reached the playoffs but were eliminated in the first round by UNAM
. In the 1984–85 season, Boy missed the first two games of the season but came back in the third match against Cruz Azul. Boy scored nine games in 31 matches but Tigres did not make the playoffs. Since the FIFA World Cup
was in Mexico
in 1986, there was no season in 1985–86 for Boy due to his national team duty. Following the 1986 FIFA World Cup
, Boy and Tigres tarted the 1986–87 season with only one point in the first five matches. Eventually Tigres started to get points and made the playoffs but were eliminated in the first round by Morelia in a 4–3 aggregate score. Boy appeared in 35 matches, his most since the 1980–81 season, and scored nine goals. In 1987–88, Boy was injured most of the season and only appeared in 24 matches and scores five goals his least since 1975–76. Boy retired after the season with 98 goals in 413 matches in his career. In 1988, he then played for the San Jose Earthquakes of the Western Soccer Alliance. He was a First Team All Star that season.
, which Mexico won 1–0 with a goal by Hugo Sánchez
. Boy scored his first international goal on August 24, 1984 in a friendly match against Hungary
in Budapest
, Hungary
. In 1985 Boy made his most appearances and goals with Mexico, appeared in 20 matches and scored seven goals. After being called up for the 1986 FIFA World Cup
, Boy made his debut World Cup debut against Belgium. Boy played 90 minutes with Mexico winning 2–1 with goals by Fernando Quirarte
and Hugo Sánchez
. In the second match against Paraguay
, Boy started the match but was substituted in the 58th minute by Miguel España. Mexico drew with Paraguay 1–1 with Luis Flores
scoring Mexico's only goal. In the third match against Iraq
Boy played the full 90 minutes, Mexico won 1–0 with a goal by Fernando Quirarte
. After winning their group Mexico faced Bulgaria
in the Round of 16. Boy played 80 minutes until he was substituted by Carlos de los Cobos
. Mexico won the match with goals by Manuel Negrete
and Raúl Servín
. Mexico faced West Germany
in the quarterfinals, Boy was substituted by Carlos de los Cobos again this time in the 32nd minute. Mexico eventually fell to West Germany in penalty kicks after going scoreless in 120 minutes.
| 1. || August 25, 1984 || Puskás Ferenc Stadion
, Budapest
, Hungary
|| || 2–0 || 2–0 || Friendly
|-
| 2. || October 9, 1984 || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
, Los Angeles
, United States
|| || 1–0 || 1–0 || Friendly
|-
| 3. || February 5, 1985 || Estadio La Corregidora
, Querétaro, Mexico
|| || 1–0 || 5–0 || Friendly
|-
| 4. || August 27, 1985 || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States || || 1–1 || 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 5. || October 22, 1985 || Sharjah Stadium
, Sharjah
, United Arab Emirates
|| || 2–1 || 2–2 || Friendly
|-
| 6. || November 14, 1985 || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States || || 1–1 || 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 7. || December 7, 1985 || Estadio Azteca
, Mexico City
, Mexico || || 2–0 || 2–0 || 1985 Mexico Cup
|-
| 8. || December 10, 1985 || Estadio Jalisco
, Guadalajara
, Mexico || || 1–1 || 2–1 || 1985 Mexico Cup
|-
| 9. || December 14, 1985 || Estadio Nemesio Díez
, Toluca
, Mexico || || 2–0 || 2–0 || 1985 Mexico Cup
|}
with Boy. Boy lasted only a handful of games before being fired himself. Two years after retiring Tampico Madero
signed Boy as their head coach in the thirteenth game of the season replacing Hugo Fernández. Boy debuted with a loss to Correcaminos
1–0 and after 26 matches Boy won seven drew eight and lost 11 matches. In the 1991–92 season Boy was signed as Querétaro
head coach in the 21st match. After winning 6, drawing five and losing seven, Boy came back for the following season. In the first 29 matches of the 1992–93 season, Boy had eight wins, six draws ,and fifteen losses. Boy was sacked and was replaced by Manuel Cerda. After three years without coaching, Boy was assingned as Veracruz new manager in the fifth game of the season. After winning 48 percent of the matches, Veracruz qualified to the playoffs. In the first round Veracruz faced Atlas, Veracruz won by away goals, with the aggregate score being 3–3. Veracruz faced Celaya in the second round, Veracruz were defeated by Celaya with a 6–0 aggregate score.
After not coming back as Veracruz coach for the Invierno 1996 season, Boy did not stay out of a job for long, he was hired as Morelia coach by the fifth match of the season. In thirteen matches, Boy's team won three matches, drew two, and lost eight. Morelia won five, drew seven and lost five in the Verano 1997 season and made a two game playoff to qualify to the final phase. In the two game playoff, Morelia faced Tecos, Morelia won 4–2 in aggregate. In the quarterfinals Morelia faced América
with América having home field advantage. Morelia defeated América 1–0 at Estadio Morelos
and 3–1 at Estadio Azteca
. Morelia advanced to the semifinals to face Guadalajara
. At Estadio Morelos, Morelia defeated Guadalajara 1–0 in the first leag. In the second leg, Guadalajara defeated Morelia 1–0 at Estadio Jalisco
, Guadalajara advanced to the final because they were the higher seed.
After a successful season with Morelia, Boy was hired as Monterrey new manager. At Monterrey, Boy's team only managed to win six matches, with four draws and seven losses Monterrey missed the playoffs. Boy's second season in Monterrey was similar as the previous, Monterrey managed to win four matches, drew six and lost seven. Boy did not return to Monterrey and eventually returned to Morelia where he stayed for four tournaments. Morelia was eliminated in the first round of all four tournaments that Boy was managed, from Invierno1998 to Verano 2000. Two years after Boy left Morelia he was hired as Puebla manager. Boy was let go after just managing to win one match out of thirteen. Boy was hired before the eleventh week of the Clausura 2004 season by Veracruz. After winning three, drawing one, and losing five, Boy was not brought back for the Apertura 2005. Two and a half years after leaving Veracruz, Boy was hired by Atlas as their interim manager. Even though Boy had a 43 percent winning percentage in eight matches, he was not brought back for the Clausura 2008
. After Morelia fired Luis Fernando Tena
on February 19, 2009, Boy was hired the next day as their new manager. Although missing the playoffs, Boy had a successful season with Morelia, he was signed to a one year extension.
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|1976–77||33||8||2||0||35||4
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|1977–78||33||7||6||2||39||9
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|1978–79||37||10||6||1||43||11
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|1979–80||31||6||8||1||39||7
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|1980–81||38||15||0||0||38||15
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|1981–82||26||6||0||0||26||6
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|1982–83||32||7||0||0||32||7
|-
|1983–84||30||10||0||0||30||10
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|1984–85||31||9||0||0||31||9
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|1985–86||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|1986–87||35||9||0||0||35||9
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|1987–88||24||3||0||0||24||3
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|}
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
footballer and current manager of Monarcas Morelia of the Primera División de México
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
. Boy played in the Primera División de México between 1975 and 1988. Boy spent his entire football career with Tigres de la UANL, appearing in 413 games and scoring 98 goals. Boy played with the Mexican national team
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
between 1979 and 1987, appearing as captain in the 1986 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
. Since retiring, Boy has managed seven different team in the Mexican First Division.
Club career
Boy started his career in the Atlético EspañolAtlético Español
Atlético Español was a football team which played between 1971 to 1982 they played in the Primera División de México. They played out of México City.- History :...
in the 1971–72 season. After three years at Atlético Español, Boy went to Atletico Potosino. Boy moved to Tigres de la UANL in 1975 where he made his professional debut on March 2, 1976 against Club América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
in a 1–0 loss. Boy scored his first professional goal on December 27, 1975 in a 3–1 win against C.D. Guadalajara
C.D. Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara , is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara plays in the Primera División de México and is the most successful club in Mexican football, having won 11 First Division titles, 7 Campeón de Campeones and 2 Copa México...
. Boy appeared in 36 matches (started 35) in the 1975–76 season. In the 1976–77 season Boy had another well performed season, Boy appeared in 33 games and scored eight goals. Although Boy had a good season, Tigres lost to Zacatepec
Zacatepec
Zacatepec is a Mexican football team based in Zacatepec, Morelos. They are nicknamed Cañeros . Their colors are white and green . Their uniform color is a white shirt with a big green line in the middle and white shorts and socks. Their greatest achievements were in the 1950s when Zacatepec won two...
in the 1977 playoffs.
The following season Boy and Tigres had a good season. Boy appearing in 33 games and scoring six goals helped Tigres qualify to the 1978 playoffs. Boy score two goals in Tigres six post season games, Boy helped Tigres win the 1977–78 title when Tigres defeated UNAM Pumas
Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...
3–1 in aggregate score. Boy appeared in 37 matches and scored ten goals in the 1978–79 season, helping Tigres make the playoffs again. The following season Boy appeared in 31 games, he score six goals but got three red cards. Boy appeared in eight games in the 1979 post season scoring one goal in the first match against América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
. Tigres eventually ended up losing to Cruz Azul in the 1980 final in a 4–3 aggregate score. Boy had his best statistically season in 1980–81, scoring 15 goals in 38 matches. Although Boy had a good season, Tigres did not make the 1981 playoffs.
The 1981–82 season did not start well for Boy, Boy missed the first eleven games of the season due to an injury. Although Boy missed 18 games, Tigres had a good season reaching the final. Tigres eventually defeated Atlante
Atlante F.C.
Club de Fútbol Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing in the Mexican First Division League. The club is based in Cancún, Mexico as of the start of the 2007-08 season, when they relocated from Mexico City, and plays its home games in Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo.-Domestic...
6–2 in penalty kicks at Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca is a stadium in Santa Ursula, Mexico City, Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Club América.The stadium was the venue for football soccer in the 1968 Summer Olympics....
, to win their second league title. In the 1982–83 season, Boy missed the first two games but came back against Monterrey in the third match. Boy appeared in 32 matches and scored seven goals but Tigres did not reach the playoffs. The following season, Boy had Tigres had a good season. Boy scored ten goals in 30 matches, this was the third time in his career that Boy scored in double digits. Boy and Tigres reached the playoffs but were eliminated in the first round by UNAM
Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...
. In the 1984–85 season, Boy missed the first two games of the season but came back in the third match against Cruz Azul. Boy scored nine games in 31 matches but Tigres did not make the playoffs. Since the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
was in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
in 1986, there was no season in 1985–86 for Boy due to his national team duty. Following the 1986 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
, Boy and Tigres tarted the 1986–87 season with only one point in the first five matches. Eventually Tigres started to get points and made the playoffs but were eliminated in the first round by Morelia in a 4–3 aggregate score. Boy appeared in 35 matches, his most since the 1980–81 season, and scored nine goals. In 1987–88, Boy was injured most of the season and only appeared in 24 matches and scores five goals his least since 1975–76. Boy retired after the season with 98 goals in 413 matches in his career. In 1988, he then played for the San Jose Earthquakes of the Western Soccer Alliance. He was a First Team All Star that season.
International career
Boy made his international debut in a friendly match against the Soviet UnionUSSR national football team
The Soviet Union National Football Team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. It ceased to exist after the break up of the Union...
, which Mexico won 1–0 with a goal by Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez Márquez , popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, or Hugol, is a Mexican football coach and former striker. He played for four European clubs, including Real Madrid. Sanchez is considered the first highly talented Mexican player. He was also a member of the Mexico national team, and...
. Boy scored his first international goal on August 24, 1984 in a friendly match against Hungary
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. In 1985 Boy made his most appearances and goals with Mexico, appeared in 20 matches and scored seven goals. After being called up for the 1986 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
, Boy made his debut World Cup debut against Belgium. Boy played 90 minutes with Mexico winning 2–1 with goals by Fernando Quirarte
Fernando Quirarte
Fernando Quirarte Gutiérrez is a Mexican former football player and manager.He played for the club Chivas and the Mexico national football team, earning 45 caps and scoring 5 goals, including two in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.Later he was the coach of Santos Laguna, Atlas, and Jaguares.On October 4...
and Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez Márquez , popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, or Hugol, is a Mexican football coach and former striker. He played for four European clubs, including Real Madrid. Sanchez is considered the first highly talented Mexican player. He was also a member of the Mexico national team, and...
. In the second match against Paraguay
Paraguay national football team
The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...
, Boy started the match but was substituted in the 58th minute by Miguel España. Mexico drew with Paraguay 1–1 with Luis Flores
Luis Flores (footballer)
Luis Enrique Flores Ocaranza was a football player, and a former striker who played for the Mexican national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup being held in Mexico...
scoring Mexico's only goal. In the third match against Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
Boy played the full 90 minutes, Mexico won 1–0 with a goal by Fernando Quirarte
Fernando Quirarte
Fernando Quirarte Gutiérrez is a Mexican former football player and manager.He played for the club Chivas and the Mexico national football team, earning 45 caps and scoring 5 goals, including two in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.Later he was the coach of Santos Laguna, Atlas, and Jaguares.On October 4...
. After winning their group Mexico faced Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
in the Round of 16. Boy played 80 minutes until he was substituted by Carlos de los Cobos
Carlos de los Cobos
Carlos de los Cobos Martínez is a Mexican former football player. He last coached the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-Playing career:...
. Mexico won the match with goals by Manuel Negrete
Manuel Negrete Arias
Manuel "Manolo" Negrete Arias is Mexican coach and former football midfielder, who became famous for scoring one of the most spectacular goals of the 1986 World Cup...
and Raúl Servín
Raúl Servín
Raúl Servín Monetti is a retired Mexican footballer, who played for UNAM Pumas and the Mexico national football team. He played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, where he scored a goal in the second round match against Bulgaria....
. Mexico faced West Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
in the quarterfinals, Boy was substituted by Carlos de los Cobos again this time in the 32nd minute. Mexico eventually fell to West Germany in penalty kicks after going scoreless in 120 minutes.
International goals
|-| 1. || August 25, 1984 || Puskás Ferenc Stadion
Stadium Puskás Ferenc
Ferenc Puskás Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Budapest, Hungary. It is situated on the Pest side of the capital between the Stadionok and the Keleti Palyaudvar metro stations. It is currently used mainly for football matches. The stadium is going to be demolished sometime in 2012 and...
, Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
|| || 2–0 || 2–0 || Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
|-
| 2. || October 9, 1984 || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|| || 1–0 || 1–0 || Friendly
|-
| 3. || February 5, 1985 || Estadio La Corregidora
Estadio La Corregidora
Estadio Corregidora is a stadium in Querétaro, Mexico. Named for Mexican War of Independence heroine Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez , has a capacity of 34,130 and is located on the outskirts of the city of Queretaro, north Mexico City. This venue is used mostly for football games...
, Querétaro, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
|| || 1–0 || 5–0 || Friendly
|-
| 4. || August 27, 1985 || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States || || 1–1 || 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 5. || October 22, 1985 || Sharjah Stadium
Sharjah Stadium (football)
Sharjah Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Sharjah FC. The stadium holds 12,000 people....
, Sharjah
Sharjah (city)
Sharjah is the third largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates. It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula.Sharjah is the seat of government of the emirate of Sharjah...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
|| || 2–1 || 2–2 || Friendly
|-
| 6. || November 14, 1985 || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States || || 1–1 || 1–1 || Friendly
|-
| 7. || December 7, 1985 || Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca is a stadium in Santa Ursula, Mexico City, Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Club América.The stadium was the venue for football soccer in the 1968 Summer Olympics....
, Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Mexico || || 2–0 || 2–0 || 1985 Mexico Cup
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| 8. || December 10, 1985 || Estadio Jalisco
Estadio Jalisco
The Estadio Jalisco is a football stadium located in Guadalajara, Mexico. It is the third largest Mexican football stadium behind Estadio Azteca and Estadio Olimpico Universitario...
, Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
, Mexico || || 1–1 || 2–1 || 1985 Mexico Cup
|-
| 9. || December 14, 1985 || Estadio Nemesio Díez
Estadio Nemesio Díez
The Estadio Nemesio Díez, nicknamed La Bombonera, is one of the oldest football stadiums in Mexico. Opened on August 18, 1954, with a capacity of 27,000 seats, it is located in the city of Toluca, Mexico, near Mexico City. It is the home of Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club. Because of its location this...
, Toluca
Toluca
Toluca, formally known as Toluca de Lerdo, is the state capital of Mexico State as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. It is the center of a rapidly growing urban area, now the fifth largest in Mexico. It is located west-southwest of Mexico City and only about 40 minutes by car to the...
, Mexico || || 2–0 || 2–0 || 1985 Mexico Cup
|}
Management career
In 1988, the San Jose Earthquakes of the Western Soccer Alliance replaced head coach Barney BoyceBarney Boyce
Barney Boyce is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer Alliance. He coached the San Jose Earthquakes in the Western Soccer Alliance.-Player:...
with Boy. Boy lasted only a handful of games before being fired himself. Two years after retiring Tampico Madero
Jaibos Tampico Madero
Club Jaiba Brava del Tampico Madero is a football team that plays in the Segunda División de México, the third division of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación...
signed Boy as their head coach in the thirteenth game of the season replacing Hugo Fernández. Boy debuted with a loss to Correcaminos
Correcaminos UAT
Correcaminos de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas is an association football team from Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas that currently plays in the Primera Division A. The team was founded in 1980, Correcaminos played in the Primera Division De Mexico in the 1986-1987 season. They play in the Marte R...
1–0 and after 26 matches Boy won seven drew eight and lost 11 matches. In the 1991–92 season Boy was signed as Querétaro
Querétaro FC
Querétaro Fútbol Club, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Querétaro, Mexico. Queretaro plays in the Primera División of Mexican football league system, after being promoted at the end of the 2008-2009 season from the Primera División A...
head coach in the 21st match. After winning 6, drawing five and losing seven, Boy came back for the following season. In the first 29 matches of the 1992–93 season, Boy had eight wins, six draws ,and fifteen losses. Boy was sacked and was replaced by Manuel Cerda. After three years without coaching, Boy was assingned as Veracruz new manager in the fifth game of the season. After winning 48 percent of the matches, Veracruz qualified to the playoffs. In the first round Veracruz faced Atlas, Veracruz won by away goals, with the aggregate score being 3–3. Veracruz faced Celaya in the second round, Veracruz were defeated by Celaya with a 6–0 aggregate score.
After not coming back as Veracruz coach for the Invierno 1996 season, Boy did not stay out of a job for long, he was hired as Morelia coach by the fifth match of the season. In thirteen matches, Boy's team won three matches, drew two, and lost eight. Morelia won five, drew seven and lost five in the Verano 1997 season and made a two game playoff to qualify to the final phase. In the two game playoff, Morelia faced Tecos, Morelia won 4–2 in aggregate. In the quarterfinals Morelia faced América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....
with América having home field advantage. Morelia defeated América 1–0 at Estadio Morelos
Estadio Morelos
Estadio Morelos is a football stadium located along Periférico Independencia, in the Independencia sector, in the foot of the Cerro del Quinceo in northwest Morelia, Michoacán, México. It's the site of professional football teams, Monarcas Morelia in the top division of Mexican football and...
and 3–1 at Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca is a stadium in Santa Ursula, Mexico City, Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Club América.The stadium was the venue for football soccer in the 1968 Summer Olympics....
. Morelia advanced to the semifinals to face Guadalajara
C.D. Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara , is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara plays in the Primera División de México and is the most successful club in Mexican football, having won 11 First Division titles, 7 Campeón de Campeones and 2 Copa México...
. At Estadio Morelos, Morelia defeated Guadalajara 1–0 in the first leag. In the second leg, Guadalajara defeated Morelia 1–0 at Estadio Jalisco
Estadio Jalisco
The Estadio Jalisco is a football stadium located in Guadalajara, Mexico. It is the third largest Mexican football stadium behind Estadio Azteca and Estadio Olimpico Universitario...
, Guadalajara advanced to the final because they were the higher seed.
After a successful season with Morelia, Boy was hired as Monterrey new manager. At Monterrey, Boy's team only managed to win six matches, with four draws and seven losses Monterrey missed the playoffs. Boy's second season in Monterrey was similar as the previous, Monterrey managed to win four matches, drew six and lost seven. Boy did not return to Monterrey and eventually returned to Morelia where he stayed for four tournaments. Morelia was eliminated in the first round of all four tournaments that Boy was managed, from Invierno1998 to Verano 2000. Two years after Boy left Morelia he was hired as Puebla manager. Boy was let go after just managing to win one match out of thirteen. Boy was hired before the eleventh week of the Clausura 2004 season by Veracruz. After winning three, drawing one, and losing five, Boy was not brought back for the Apertura 2005. Two and a half years after leaving Veracruz, Boy was hired by Atlas as their interim manager. Even though Boy had a 43 percent winning percentage in eight matches, he was not brought back for the Clausura 2008
Primera División de México Clausura 2008
Primera División de México Clausura 2008 was a Mexican football tournament - the second of two tournaments held in the 2007/2008 season. It began January 18, 2008 and ran until June 1, 2008. Veracruz and Morelia inaugurated the season, with Morelia winning 1-0...
. After Morelia fired Luis Fernando Tena
Luis Fernando Tena
Luis Fernando Tena Garduño is a Mexican football manager and former player. Tena is the assistant manager of José Manuel de la Torre for Mexico and will coach the team in the 2011 Copa América.-Coaching career:...
on February 19, 2009, Boy was hired the next day as their new manager. Although missing the playoffs, Boy had a successful season with Morelia, he was signed to a one year extension.
Statistics
|1975–76||rowspan="13"|UANL Tigres||rowspan="13"|Primera DivisiónPrimera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
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|1976–77||33||8||2||0||35||4
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|1977–78||33||7||6||2||39||9
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|1978–79||37||10||6||1||43||11
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|1979–80||31||6||8||1||39||7
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|1980–81||38||15||0||0||38||15
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|1981–82||26||6||0||0||26||6
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|1982–83||32||7||0||0||32||7
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|1983–84||30||10||0||0||30||10
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|1984–85||31||9||0||0||31||9
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|1985–86||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|1986–87||35||9||0||0||35||9
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|1987–88||24||3||0||0||24||3
391||94||22||4||413||98
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