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 name Tomás Juan Boy Espinoza
Date of birth (1951-06-28)June 28, 1951
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death March 8, 2022(2022-03-08) (aged 70)
Place of death Acapulco, Mexico
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) 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
  1. "Tomás Boy fue hospitalizado de emergencia por una tromboembolia pulmonar". Milenio (in Spanish). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. "Tomás Boy se encuentra hospitalizado por una tromboembolia pulmonar". Revista Proceso (in Spanish). 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. Mexico, Liga MX great Tomas 'El Jefe' Boy dies at 70
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