Ángel Bossio
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Ángel Bossio was an Argentine
football (soccer)
player who competed in the 1928 Olympic games
. He was called la maravilla elástica, "the elastic wonder".
He was a member of the Argentine team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament.
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.
Bossio played for Talleres (RE)
in the 1920s before joining River Plate
after the professionalisation of Argentine football in 1931.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who competed in the 1928 Olympic games
Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics tournament, won by Uruguay against Argentina, would be the precursor to the first FIFA World Cup held in 1930 in Uruguay.-Medalists:-Background:...
. He was called la maravilla elástica, "the elastic wonder".
He was a member of the Argentine team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament.
He also participated in the first ever World Cup in 1930
1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
, where Argentina again finished second behind Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
. He played for Argentina 21 times between 1927 and 1935.
Bossio played for Talleres (RE)
Club Atlético Talleres de Remedios de Escalada
Club Atlético Talleres, usually called Talleres de Remedios de Escalada or simply Talleres, is a sports club sited in Remedios de Escalada neighborhood, in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina...
in the 1920s before joining River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
after the professionalisation of Argentine football in 1931.