John Richard ("Jack") Greenwell ( born John Richard "Jack" Greenwell ; January 2, 1884 - November 20, 1942 , Columbia ) - English footballer and coach.
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| Full name | John Jack Richard Greenwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Crook , Durham , England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | wing half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Known as one of the first coaches in the history of FC Barcelona, he successfully led other Spanish teams, among which Espanyol and Valencia stand out. He led Universario to victory in the championship of Peru in 1939 and in the same year won the championship of South America with the national team.
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Achievements
- 2.1 As a player
- 2.2 As a trainer
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
Jack Greenwell was born in the town of Crook in the county of Durham and there he began his career as a football player in the amateur team "Crook Town". However, at the beginning of the 20th century, the level of amateur football in England was still very high. So, the Corinthian amateur club on its tour quite easily outplayed the Brazilian teams. In 1909, Greenwell appeared as a member of the West Auckland club in the Trophy of Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy , which was attended by clubs from continental Europe (Germany, Italy, Switzerland), and won it [1] .
In 1912, Greenwell moved to Barcelona. At that time, the united championship of Spain had not yet been held - the King Cup played its role, and the teams played in regional championships. Greenwell won twice the Catalan championship and, speaking in the Wing Half position (a midfielder who was closer to the edge of the field, this position subsequently transformed into a flank defender), he scored 10 goals in 88 matches for the “blue garnet”. In 1917, he began to train Barcelona, becoming the second coach in the history of this club.
As a coach, he won the Championship of Catalonia 5 times with Barcelona and twice won the King’s Cup [2] . In 1929, Greenwell, as the coach of Espanyol, made a double, winning the championship of Catalonia and the King's Cup. One of the leaders of that team was Ricardo Zamora , who worked with Greenwell back in Barcelona in 1919-1922.
After a year of work at Mallorca, in 1931 Greenwell returned to Barcelona, with whom he won the Catalonia championship for the sixth (for himself, the seventh) time. He then led Valencia, winning the regional championship with her ( es: Campeonato Regional de Valencia ).
Until 1936, Greenwell coached Sporting from Gijon , but, fleeing the Spanish Civil War , he went with his Spanish wife to Turkey, where he continued his coaching career. In 1939, Greenwell went to Peru, where he immediately began to train one of the country's strongest clubs, Universario. Moreover, the Peruvian Football Federation has appointed Jack as head coach for the South American home championship. Greenwell fully lived up to expectations, leading the Peruvians to the first ever South American champions title. In the same year, Greenwell led Universitario to victory in the championship of Peru.
Greenwell's last place of work was the newly formed Independente Santa Fe Club. He coached this team for six months, but November 20, 1942 suddenly died of a heart attack [3] .
Achievements
As a player
- Champion of Catalonia (2): 1912/13, 1915/16
- Trophy Winner of Sir Thomas Lipton (1): 1909
- Crook County League Winner (1): 1902
As a trainer
- Champion of Peru (1): 1939
- King Cup (3): 1919/20, 1921/22, 1928/29
- Champion of Catalonia (7): 1918/19, 1919/20, 1920/21, 1921/22, 1928/29, 1931/32
- Champion of Valencia (1): 1933/34
- Champion of South America (1): 1939
Notes
- ↑ West Auckland Club website Archived February 15, 2012 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ El Mundo Deportivo. Greenwell fue entrenador del equipo de Sants en septiembre de 1923
- ↑ The John Richard “Jack” Greenwell story. Crook Town Team Site