Óscar Bonfiglio Martínez (October 5, 1905 – November 4, 1987) was a Mexican

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, and Olympian, who played for the

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in the

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Career

Bonfiglio was the first goalkeeper beaten in

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history, with a goal by

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forward

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. In two matches he conceded 10 goals: the most in the tournament. At the time, he played for the club Marte FC. Bonfiglio suffered an injury and retired from playing at age 28. Bonfiglio played for Mexico at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics.

Personal

Bonfiglio was the father of actor

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. Bonfiglio was credited to be the founder of Mexican football team

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back in 1948. Bonfiglio was also of

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descent.

References

Sources

* A.Gowarzewski : "FUJI Football Encyclopedia. World Cup FIFA*part I*Biographical Notes – Heroes of Mundials" ; GiA Katowice 1993 * A.Gowarzewski : "FUJI Football Encyclopedia. World Cup FIFA*part II*History World Championship " ; GiA Katowice 1994

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* * 1905 births 1930 FIFA World Cup players 1987 deaths Mexico men's international footballers Mexican people of Italian descent Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Mexico Footballers from Sonora People from Guaymas Municipality Men's association football goalkeepers Mexican men's footballers {{Mexico-footy-bio-stub