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22 / Mexico · 1979–1986

Tomás Boy

CM creator
Caps · Mexico
52
Goals · Mexico
9
Life
1951–2022
Clubs
Atlético Español, Tigres UANL, San Jose Earthquakes
#22
Editorial rank of 33 for Mexico
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Tigres knew him as El Jefe, and he left in 1988 as the club's all-time scorer with 104 goals in 413 games, a mark that stood until Gignac passed it in 2019. Career record: 52 caps and 9 goals for Mexico; club career at Atlético Español, Tigres UANL, San Jose Earthquakes.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 4 October 2026
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Career record

1971–1974Atlético Español
1975–1988Tigres UANL
1988–1988San Jose Earthquakes
—Cruz Azul
Mexico52 caps, 9 goals

Sources

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Around Boy in the almanac

One rank above: Pavel Pardo at #21.

One rank below: Benjamín Galindo at #23.

Mexico's editorial top five: Hugo Sánchez · Rafael Márquez · Andrés Guardado · Cuauhtémoc Blanco · Guillermo Ochoa.

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