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Jack Greenwell

English footballer and manager (1884-1942)

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Born
January 2, 1884
Died
November 20, 1942
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1884

About Jack Greenwell

John Richard Greenwell (2 January 1884 – 20 November 1942) was an English football manager and 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. Following the departure of Jack Alderson, Greenwell became the club's new player-coach. After leaving Barcelona in 1923, Greenwell became the inaugural manager UE Sants, a club based in the Sants district of Barcelona.

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Jack Greenwell timeline

  1. After leaving Barcelona in 1923, Greenwell became the inaugural manager UE Sants, a club based in the Sants district of Barcelona.
  2. 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.

The world when Jack Greenwell was born

Jack Greenwell was born in 1884. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGrover Cleveland elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst roller coaster opens at Coney Island
  • Notable inventionRoller coaster
  • World population~1.44B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population53.7M

1884 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jack Greenwell's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18842026
Population53.7M341 million

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