Paulino Alcántara
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paulino Alcántara Riestrá | ||
Date of birth | 7 October 1896 | ||
Place of birth | Concepcion, Iloilo, Philippines | ||
Date of death | 13 February 1964 | (aged 67)||
Place of death | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Galeno | |||
Barcelona | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1912–1916 | Barcelona | 37 | (45) |
1916–1918 | Bohemian | 23 | (24) |
1918–1927 | Barcelona | 104 | (99) |
National team | |||
1915–1926 | Catalonia | 10 | (5) |
1917 | Philippines | 2 | (2) |
1921–1923 | Spain | 5 | (6) |
Teams managed | |||
1951 | Spain | ||
1953 | Catalonia | ||
Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Paulino Alcántara Riestrá (7 October 1896 – 13 February 1964) was a Filipino and Spanish football player and manager who played as a forward. He spent most of his playing career at FC Barcelona and represented Catalonia, the Philippines and Spain internationally.[1]
In 2007, he was recognized by FIFA as one of the greatest football strikers in the 20th century and the best Asian footballer of all-time.[2]
International goals
[change | change source]- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 9 October 1921 | San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao | Belgium | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
2. | 2–0 | |||||
3. | 30 April 1922 | Stade Sainte-Germaine, Le Bouscat | France | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
4. | 2–0 |
- Scores and results list Philippines's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 May 1917 | Shibaura Ground, Tokyo | Japan | Far Eastern Championship | ||
2 |
Honours
[change | change source]- Pyrenees Cup (2): 1912, 1913
- Copa del Rey (5): 1913, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926
- Campionat de Catalunya (10): 1913, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927
- Philippines Championship (2): 1917, 1918
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ Paulino Alcantara to be enshrined in the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame
Other websites
[change | change source]- Paulí Alcàntara i Riestra | Galeria de Metges Catalans English Google Translation
- Paulino Alcántara at BDFutbol
- Paulino Alcántara at National-Football-Teams.com
- FC Barcelona – Paulino Alcántara
- Asian Players in Europe – Paulino Alcántara