Who Founded Boca Juniors

Discussion in 'Boca Juniors' started by Top Dog, May 15, 2007.

  1. Top Dog

    Top Dog Member

    May 9, 2007
    Is it true that Boca Juniors were founded by a Irishman called Pat McCarthy ....true or false
     
  2. vipnerd

    vipnerd Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 26, 2003
    La Mitad + Román

    McCarthy was the PE teacher of the highscool where the founders studied ... and gave them advise in 1904, about a year prior of the foundation of Boca. The true founders are:
    Juan Farenga
    Teadoro Farenga
    Santiago Sana
    Alfredo Scarpatti
    Esteban Baglietto​

    The game was brought to Argentina by the English, who played among themselves. The "crazy game" was slowly absorbed by the local population. The name came from: Boca, for the neighborhood ... and Juniors for the founder's young age, and to give it an "English" feeling.


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