Carlos Bossio

Carlos Gustavo Bossio (born 1 December 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He started his managerial career in Racing (C) in 2022, leading the team to win the Torneo Federal A 2022 and its promotion to the Primera Nacional, until his resignation in June 2023.

Carlos Bossio

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Gustavo Bossio
Date of birth	(1973-12-01) 1 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1992	Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1994	Belgrano	26	(0)
1994–1999	Estudiantes	146	(1)
1999–2004	Benfica	20	(0)
2001–2002	→ Vitória de Setúbal (loan)	20	(0)
2004–2009	Lanús	179	(0)
2009–2011	Querétaro	45	(0)
2011–2012	Defensa y Justicia	1	(0)
2012–2013	Tiro Federal	32	(0)
Total		469	(1)
International career
1994–1996	Argentina	11	(0)
Managerial career
2022–2023	Racing (C)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Argentina Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata Team Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ironically nicknamed Chiquito ("little") due to his height of 1.94 metres, Bossio represented several teams, but achieved greater notability at Estudiantes and Lanús. He was part of the Argentina national team between 1994 and 1996, winning the golden medal at the 1995 Pan American Games and the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Born in Córdoba, Bossio started at his home-town club, Las Palmas in 1992. He transferred to the nearby Belgrano de Córdoba in the following year and made his professional debut on 7 November 1993 against Gimnasia y Tiro. Until the end of the season, Bossio appeared in 26 league games. He then moved to the recently relegated, Estudiantes and helped them win the Primera B in the first season.^[1] On 12 May 1996, Bossio became the first goalkeeper in Argentine football to score a header, after connecting a corner kick in a match between Estudiantes and Racing Club for the conclusive draw in one goal.^[2][3] Until 1999, he played in 188 games for Estudiantes, 146 for the league.

In June 1999, Bossio, together with Rojas signed with Benfica.^[4] However, his breakthrough there was complicated through multiple reasons: he had a strong competitor in Enke;^[5] made a serious mistake in a pre-season match with Bayern Munich;^[6] and above all, Benfica only began paying Estudiantes in October, so the Argentinians blocked his debut by not releasing him.^[7][8] He made his debut for Benfica on 12 January 2000, in a Portuguese Cup match against Amora,^[9] and his league debut arrived on 27 February, leading to an eight-game run as starter that ended on 16 April.^[10][11] Still, in just 8 games, he conceded 14 goals while Enke, in 26 conceded 19 goals.^[12] In 2000–01, Bossio remained as back-up to Enke, again enjoying an 8-game run in the league from 31 March until 20 May,^[13] conceding 12 goals with Benfica finishing in sixth place.^[14] In the following season, Bossio was loaned out to Vitória de Setúbal until 30 June 2002.^[15][16] The 27-year-old commented the deal, saying: "I will certainly be able to show my quality and erase the twisted image that people have of me."^[17] He returned to Benfica in the 2002–03 and remained as second choice to another younger goalkeeper, this time, 20-year-old José Moreira.^[18][19] He played six games in two seasons, two of them for the 2003–04 Taça de Portugal, which earned him his first silverware in Portugal.^[20][21][22]

In June 2004, Bossio mutually terminated his contract with Benfica,^[23] and signed with Lanús.^[24] He remained their main starter for five seasons, winning the Apertura 2007 with them, their first-ever top league title.^[25] In July 2009, Bossio moved to Querétaro in the Liga MX.^[26][27] Two years later, the 37-year-old joined Defensa y Justicia on the Primera B Metropolitana,^[28] and retired a year later at third-tier side, Tiro Federal.^[29]

International career

Bossio received his first called up for the national team in March 1995, for the 1995 Pan American Games that Argentina won.^[30] A year later, he would represent Argentina in the 1996 Summer Olympics, helping them reach the final, but losing it 3–2 to Nigeria.^[31]

Honours

Club

Estudiantes^[32]

• Primera B: 1994–95

Benfica^[22]

• Taça de Portugal: 2003–04

Lanús^[25]

• Primera División: 2007 Apertura

International

Argentina

• Pan American Games: 1995
• Olympic Silver Medal: 1996

Manager

Racing de Córdoba

• Torneo Federal A: 2022

References

General

• Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

Specific

1. "Argentina Second Level 1994/95". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
2. [The header of Bossio saved Estudiantes]. Clarin (in Spanish). 13 March 1996. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
3. [Estudiantes had a lot of courage, but could not make it]. Clarin (in Spanish). 1 July 1996. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
4. "Carlos Bossio: "Estou muito ansioso"" [Carlos Bossio: "I'm very anxious"]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 June 1999. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
5. "Bossio: "Enke deu-me poucas chances para jogar mais vezes"" [Bossio: "Enke gave me little chances to play"]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 September 2001. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
6. "Bossio ainda quer mostrar o verdadeiro valor" [Bossio still wants to prove himself]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 1999. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
7. "Bossio: "Treinar e não jogar é difícil mas quero ficar no Benfica"" [Bossio: «To practise and not play is hard, but I want to stay at Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 October 1999. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
8. "Guillermo Sichetti: "Primeiro o dinheiro de Bossio e depois falaremos"" [Guillermo Sichetti: "First the money and then he talk"]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 October 1999. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
9. Tovar 2012, p. 576.
10. Tovar 2012, p. 574.
11. Tovar 2012, p. 575.
12. Tovar 2012, p. 577.
13. Tovar 2012, p. 585.
14. Tovar 2012, p. 587.
15. "Bossio no V. Setúbal por uma temporada" [Bossio in V.Setúbal for a season]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 August 2001. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
16. "A nova etapa de Carlos Bossio" [The new stage in Bossio's life]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 September 2001. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
17. "Bossio: "Quero provar categoria e apagar a má imagem"" [Bossio: "I want to prove myself and erase the bad image"]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 August 2001. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
18. "Bossio no plantel principal" [Bossio in the first team]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 September 2002. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
19. "Bossio fica livre" [Bossio will be a free player]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 October 2002. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
20. Tovar 2012, p. 601.
21. Tovar 2012, p. 606.
22. Tovar 2012, p. 609.
23. "Bossio e Nuno Santos abandonam" [Bossio and Nuno Santos released]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 June 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
24. [Adrenalin, emotion and goles: Racing beats Lanús by 3-2]. La Nacion (in Spanish). 28 November 2004. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
25. "Lanús campeão argentino" [Lanus Argentinian champion]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 December 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
26. "Carlos Bossio ya llegó a Querétaro" [Carlos Bossio arrives at Querétaro]. Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). 9 July 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
27. "Querétaro ficha al argentino Bossio y transfiere al uruguayo Schneider" [Querétaro signs Bossio and transfers Schneider]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2 July 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
28. "Bossio será el arquero de Defensa y Justicia" [Bossio will be Defensa y Justicia goalkeeper]. Infobae (in Spanish). 1 August 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
29. "Tiro Federal: se suma Bossio" [Tiro Federal: Bossio arrives]. El Hincha (in Spanish). 22 July 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
30. "Panamerican Games 1995 (Mar del Plata, Mar 10-24)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
31. "Games of the XXVI. Olympiad". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
32. "Carlos Bossio". Finalball.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

External links

• at ForaDeJogo (archived)  
• Carlos Bossio at National-Football-Teams.com