Miguel Angel Bossio Bastianini (born February 10, 1960 in Montevideo) is a retired football

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from

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, who obtained a total number of thirty international caps for his

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. Having made his international debut on October 27, 1983 against Brazil (2–0), he retired from international competition after the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Bossio played club football for

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, Sud América and

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

in Uruguay. In 1986, he joined

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and between 1989 and 1991 he played for Sabadell also in Spain. He currently acts as a scout for Valencia.

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