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Paulino Alcántara Riestrá was a Spanish and Filipino professional footballer and manager who played as a forward. Born in the Philippines, he played for Catalonia, Philippines and Spain national teams.
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science · Association footballer (1896–1964) · association football player · association football coach · physician · requeté soldier · also Paulino Alcántara, Paulino Alcantara, Alcántara
Born 7 October 1896 · Died 13 February 1964 · Q277365
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The domestic cup tournament of the Philippines Football League, the Copa Paulino Alcántara was named in his honor
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Alcántara was officially recognized by FIFA as one of the greatest football strikers in the 20th century and in the history of football, and the best Asian male footballer of all time
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Died 1964-02-13.
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At the age of 67 in Barcelona and is laid to rest in Cementiri de les Corts in Barcelona, Catalonia, next to Camp Nou football Stadium in Spain
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Became a coach and managed Spain for three games, and he also became the President of the FC Barcelona Player Association in 1959
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Alcántara was one of three selectors, along with Félix Quesada and Luís Iceta, that coached Spain for three games against Switzerland, Belgium and Sweden
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Alcántara was a Carlist volunteer and participated in numerous military operations of the nationalist troops of Francisco Franco
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Won: Catalan football championship with FC Barcelona (1927).
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At the age of 31, he became a doctor and served as club director of Barcelona between 1931 and 1934
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Won: Catalan football championship with FC Barcelona (1926).
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Won: Copa del Rey with FC Barcelona (1926).
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Which was a two-legged tie between the previous two champions, Catalonia and Asturias, for the right to keep the trophy, and Alcántara netted in the second leg in a 4–3 win, thus contributing decisively in helping Catalo
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Won: Catalan football championship with FC Barcelona (1925).
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Won: Copa del Rey with FC Barcelona (1925).
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Won: Catalan football championship with FC Barcelona (1924).
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Won: Copa del Rey with FC Barcelona (1922).
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Won: Catalan football championship with FC Barcelona (1922).
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Was nicknamed "El Rompe Redes" or "Trencaxarxes" (the net breaker) after he broke the goal's net with a shot during a match against France
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Won: Catalan football championship with FC Barcelona (1921).
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Played for Spain men's national football team (1921–1923) — 5 appearances, 6 goals.
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Won: Catalan football championship with FC Barcelona (1920).
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Won: Copa del Rey with FC Barcelona (1920).
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The club won another Copa del Rey and the Campionat de Catalunya, with Alcántara scoring in the 2–0 win over Athletic Bilbao in the Cup final
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Alcántara, along with Zamora, Samitier and Sesúmaga, was selected to represent Spain at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Won: Catalan football championship with FC Barcelona (1919).
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Helped the club win another Campionat de Catalunya
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Won: Philippine National Men's Open Championship (2) with Bohemian S.C. (1918).
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Played for FC Barcelona (1918–1927) — 130 appearances, 102 goals.
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Returned to Spain to play for the club due to the high demands of his footballing services
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Won: Far Eastern Championship Games with Philippine national football team (1917).
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Won: Philippine National Men's Open Championship (2) with Bohemian S.C. (1917).
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Played for Philippines men's national association football team (1917–1917) — 2 appearances, 1 goals.
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And 1918 after the team was coming off of two title defenses
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And represented his country at the Far Eastern Championship Games in Tokyo, helping them defeat Japan and getting in the scoresheet of the 15–2 victory, which is still the Philippines' biggest win in international footba
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And apparently refused to take the prescribed medication in what was still an underdeveloped country
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Won: Catalan football championship with FC Barcelona (1916).
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Played for Bohemian Sporting Club (1916–1918) — 23 appearances, 24 goals.
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Alcántara, along with his family returned to the Philippines, traveling by ocean liner, to settle back in their homeland
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Alcántara's parents returned to the Philippines during a time when it was under the territorial control of the United States, took their sons and daughters with them
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Played for Catalonia national football team (1915–1924) — 4 appearances, 4 goals.
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Won: Catalan football championship with FC Barcelona (1913).
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Won: Copa del Rey with FC Barcelona (1913).
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Won: Pyrenees Cup with FC Barcelona (1913).
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And 1916 and the 1913 Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup), in which he missed the final that ended in a 2–2 draw with Real Sociedad, but then played in the replay as Barcelona came-out as 2-1 winners
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Won: Pyrenees Cup with FC Barcelona (1912).
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Played for FC Barcelona (1912–1916) — 47 appearances, 40 goals.
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Born 1896-10-07.
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