 Players and executives that toured | |
| Date | Mar–Jun 1925 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Various |
| Location | Spain Germany France |
| Type | Exhibition games |
| Theme | Association football |
| First reporter | 5 March 1925 |
| Participants | Boca Juniors plus several European sides |
The 1925 European tour was a highlight in the history of Boca Juniors where the club toured Europe to play a series of friendly matches from March 5 to June 7, 1925, becoming the first Argentine team to play there.[1][2] Boca Juniors played a total of 19 matches, 13 in Spain, 5 in Germany, and 1 in France, winning 15, with 3 losses and 1 draw. The squad scored 40 goals and conceded 16, with a win percentage of 78.95%.[3]
The delegation included executive representatives such as vice president Adelio Cariboni and secretary Vicente Decap. The roster was Américo Tesoriere, Ludovico Bidoglio, Ramón Muttis, Segundo Médici, Alfredo Elli, Mario Busso, Domingo Tarasconi, Antonio Cerrotti, Dante Pertini, Carmelo Pozzo, Carlos Antraygues and Alfredo Garasini. Some players from other clubes were also added to the team specially for the tour, they were Manuel Seoane (El Porvenir), Cesáreo Onzari (Huracán), Luis Vaccaro (Argentinos Juniors), Octavio Díaz (Rosario Central) and Roberto Cochrane (Tiro Federal). Tarasconi and Elli were designed as managers.[2]
Manuel Seoane was the topscorer of the tour, with 12 goals in 16 games played. Because of the successful result, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) crowned Boca Juniors as "Champion of Honor".[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
abriwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b EN 1925, NACÍA EL "JUGADOR NRO 12" EN HISTÓRICA GIRA on La Izquierda Diario, 4 Feb 2015
- ^ La Vida Color de Boca, published by La Nación Deportiva, Buenos Aires, 2005
- ^ Gira de 1925 on Historia de Boca