Jack Greenwell
English footballer and manager (1884–1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Richard Greenwell (2 January 1884 – 20 November 1942) was an English football manager and former player. He is Barcelona's longest serving manager, having coached the club for ten consecutive seasons (initially as player-coach, then as manager),[2] later returning to coach for two more seasons in the 1930s. In 1939, Greenwell became the only non-South American coach to date to win the South American Championship when he guided Peru to their first win. He also served as a manager with CD Castellón, RCD Español, Valencia CF, Sporting de Gijón,[3] Real Sociedad Alfonso XIII, Universitario de Deportes, and Independiente Santa Fe.
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Full name | John Richard Greenwell | ||
Date of birth | 2 January 1884 | ||
Place of birth | Crook, County Durham, England | ||
Date of death | 20 November 1942(1942-11-20) (aged 58) | ||
Place of death | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
Position(s) | Wing-half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1901–1912 | Crook Town | ||
1912–1916 | Barcelona | 88 | (10[1]) |
Managerial career | |||
1913–1923 | Barcelona | ||
1923–1926 | UE Sants | ||
1926–1928 | CD Castellón | ||
1928–1930 | Español | ||
1930–1931 | Real Sociedad Alfonso XIII | ||
1931–1933 | Barcelona | ||
1933–1934 | Valencia | ||
1935–1936 | Sporting de Gijón | ||
1939–1940 | Universitario de Deportes | ||
1939–1940 | Peru | ||
1942 | Independiente Santa Fe | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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