Carlos Sosa (footballer)
Sosa in 1944 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Adolfo Sosa | ||
Date of birth | July 21, 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Date of death | March 2, 2009 89) | (aged||
Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Playing position | Defender/Right midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1939-1941 | Club Atlético Atlanta | 17 | (2) |
1941-1951 | Boca Juniors | 294 | (9) |
1952-1958 | RC Paris | 128 | (4) |
1958-1959 | Red Star | ||
National team | |||
1942-1946 | Argentina | 12 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1960 | Boca Juniors | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Carlos Adolfo "Lucho" Sosa (21 July 1919 – 2 March 2009[1][2]) was an Argentine football midfielder.
Playing career
Sosa started his career with Atlanta, before joining Boca Juniors where he played midfield with Ernesto Lazzatti and Natalio Pescia. At the end of the year 1951, he left for France to play with RC Paris and Red Star,[3] where he ended his career in 1958.
Managerial career
He coached Boca Juniors in 1960, nut after matchday 10 of the championship in July - 4 wins, 5 draws, 1 defeat, 17-9 goals - he resigned because he and the players did not get on well. José D'Amico, who later was later also coach of the national team for several matches, followed him in office. Sosa was also manager of CA San Telmo and Racing Club de Montevideo.
Honours
Boca Juniors
Season | Club | Title |
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1943 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina |
1944 | Boca Juniors | Primera División Argentina |
Argentina
Season | Club | Title |
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1945 | Argentina | Copa América |
1946 | Argentina | Copa América |
References
Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
External links
- (Spanish) Profile at Historia de Boca
- (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007)