Jack Greenwell
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), 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, Real Sociedad Alfonso XIII, Universitario de Deportes, and Independiente Santa Fe.
|
Greenwell during his time as manager of Español in 1929 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Richard Greenwell | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Crook, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 November 1942 (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) |
| 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 | |||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.