Thomas Patrick Moore (1872–1934) was an Argentine
football
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player, most recognised for his tenure on
Lobos Athletic Club
Lobos Athletic Club is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Lobos, Buenos Aires. Although other sports were practised at the club, Lobos Athletic is mostly known for its football team, who took part in the Primera División championships ...
.
Career
Moore was born in
Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires
Marcos Paz is the capital of Marcos Paz Partido, in the Greater Buenos Aires urban agglomeration in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires, located 48 kilometres west of Buenos Aires.
Although the city of Marcos Paz was officially founded in 187 ...
, the son of a family of Irish roots. He began his career in
Lobos
Lobos is the headquarters city of the Lobos Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It was founded on 2 June 1802 by José Salgado.
Background
Located 100 km from Buenos Aires, Lobos is currently a fertile agricultural area known ma ...
, club of which he was founder and the first Captain of the team in 1892. Moore came out twice Runner-up playing for Lobos in 1898 and 1899. Both finals were played against
Lomas Athletic Club
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.
His brothers the twins Juan Jose and Eugenio Moore were part of the Lobos team. Later, were players of the
Alumni Athletic Club
Alumni Athletic Club, or simply Alumni, was an Argentine football team active during the first years of the sport in that country. Although officially founded in 1898, the team had been formed in 1893 when a group of students from the Buenos Air ...
.
References
External links
familysearch.org
1872 births
1934 deaths
Argentine men's footballers
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Argentine people of Irish descent
Men's association football players not categorized by position
Río de la Plata
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