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Carlos Sosa (footballer)

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Carlos Sosa
Sosa in 1944
Personal information
Full name Carlos Adolfo Sosa
Date of birth (1919-07-21)21 July 1919
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 2 March 2009(2009-03-02) (aged 89)
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Defender, right midfielder
Youth career
1930–1939 Atlanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1941 Atlanta 40 (2)
1941–1952 Boca Juniors 294 (9)
1952–1958 Racing Paris 128 (4)
1958–1959 Red Star 37 (1)
Total 499 (16)
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] was an Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Boca Juniors, where he won six titles. With the Argentina national team he also won two Copa América.[2] Sosa is considered one of the best right halves in the history of Argentine football, apart from being an emblematic player of Boca Juniors during the 1940s.[3] Sosa was a skillful player with good ball control, which allowed him to advance to the rival goal in attacking positions. He also had a strong shot so he was in charge of the free kicks on the right side of the field. Despite his abilities, Argentina's coach, Guillermo Stábile, did not call him up for the national team. Some versions state that he considered Sosa "dribbled excessively", preferring more aggressive players for defensive positions, such as Norberto Yácono or Juan Carlos Fonda.[3]

Club career

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Sosa started his career with Atlanta, debuting in Primera División on 30 July 1939 v Chacarita Juniors. His initial position was left back. Sosa's good performances on the field sparkled interest in Boca Juniors, which finally acquired Sosa for $25,000 plus the transfers of players Vilana, Tenorio and Angeletti. Boca also gave Atlanta of a friendly match played in Ferro Carril Oeste stadium. His last match with Atlanta was on 22 December 1940 v Independiente, playing a total of 40 games with the club. He was part of a well-remembered "xeneize" team that went down in history for its good football skills and understanding among its members. That midfield was made up of the footballers Natalio Pescia and Ernesto Lazzatti. He was also a memorable partner for the remembered goalscorer Mario Boyé, as he assisted him very often. He said goodbye to the blue and gold jersey playing a total of 294 games and scoring 9 goals. In 1952 he emigrated to France where he played for Racing Paris and then Red Star until the end of his career.


International career

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Sosa made his international debut in 1942 for Argentina, he won the Copa América 1945 and he won the Copa América 1946, in total Sosa played 12 times for Argentina with no goals scored.

Managerial career

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After retiring from football, he became manager, coaching Boca Juniors in 1960, but after matchday 10 of the championship in July – 4 wins, 5 draws, 1 defeat, 17–9 goals – he resigned because of the unsuccessful results. José D'Amico, who later coached the national team for several matches, followed him in the office. Sosa was also manager of San Telmo and Uruguayan club Racing Club de Montevideo.[4]


He died on March 2, 2009 at the age of 90.


Boca Juniors

Argentina

Individual

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  • IFFHS Argentina All Times Dream Team (Team B): 2021[5]


References

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  • Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
  1. Clarin.com. "Murió Carlos Lucho Sosa, un defensor de gran categoría".[permanent dead link]
  2. Carlos A. Sosa on Historia de Boca website
  3. 3.0 3.1 Falleció Lucho Sosa, un lateral con alma de puntero, La Nación, 3 March 2009
  4. Cite error: The named reference factory was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  5. "IFFHS ALL TIME ARGENTINA MEN'S DREAM TEAM". 26 August 2021.