.jpg) Boffi in 1925 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis Boffi | ||
| Date of birth | (1897-04-09)9 April 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 23 March 1981(1981-03-23) (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1917–1925 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| 1925–1931 | Everton | ||
| International career | |||
| 1921 | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1928–1931 | Everton (assistant) | ||
| 1932–1940 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| 1942–1943 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 1944–1945 | Audax Italiano | ||
| 1945 | Bernardo O'Higgins | ||
| 1946–1947 | Magallanes | ||
| 1949 | Chile | ||
| 1952 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1954–1956 | Huachipato | ||
| 1956–1957 | Rangers | ||
| 1958–1960 | Lister Rossel | ||
| 1961 | Huachipato | ||
| 1961 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 1962–1963 | Lister Rossel | ||
| 1966 | Santiago Morning | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Luis Boffi (9 April 1897 – 23 March 1981) was an Argentinefootball player andmanager.
In his homeland, Boffi stood out as a player ofVélez Sarsfield.[1]
In June 1925, Boffi came to Chile asteam captain of a squad from the Asociación Amateur de Football (Amateur Football Association), an Argentine league based inBuenos Aires founded in 1919, in the context of a tour.Everton de Viña del Mar offered him a contract and Boffi offered them a team shirt set fromArgentina. After returning for a short time to his homeland, he returned to Chile in September of the same year to sign with Everton, bringing with him shirts ofBoca Juniors whose model the club adopted.[2][3]
At the same time he was a player of Everton, he served as assistant coach.[3]
As a head coach, he began his career with Vélez Sarsfield in his homeland.[citation needed]
Boffi developed the most part of his career in Chile. In theChilean Primera División, he led clubs such asAudax Italiano (1944–1945),[4]Colo-Colo (1952),[5]Rangers de Talca (1956–1957) andSantiago Morning (1942–1943, 1951, 1966).[6]
At lower divisions, he led clubs such as Bernardo O'Higgins (March 1945),[7]Huachipato (1954–1956, 1961) andLister Rossel (1958–1960, 1962–1963).[8][9][10]
In June 1949, he also assumed as coach of theChile national team. Subsequently, he andWaldo Sanhueza made up a technical pair and led the team in an unofficial friendly against theMendoza team inSantiago on 12 October of the same year, winning by 3–2.[11]