1. John Richard Greenwell was an English football manager and former player.
15 Facts About Jack Greenwell
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Jack Greenwell is Barcelona's longest serving manager, having coached the club for ten consecutive seasons, later returning to coach for two more seasons in the 1930s.
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In 1939, Jack Greenwell became the only non-South American coach to date to win the South American Championship when he guided Peru to their first win.
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Jack Greenwell served as a manager with CD Castellon, RCD Espanol, Valencia CF, Sporting de Gijon, Real Sociedad Alfonso XIII, Universitario de Deportes, and Independiente Santa Fe.
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Jack Greenwell was born in Crook, County Durham, on 2 January 1884.
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Jack Greenwell played with West Auckland Town as a guest player in their Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy success in 1909.
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In 1913, Jack Greenwell arranged for his former team Crook Town to play a series of games against Barcelona.
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Jack Greenwell survived early calls for his resignation after experimenting with Alcantara as a defender and went on to lead the club to four Campionats de Catalunya and two Copas del Rey.
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At Barcelona, Jack Greenwell was noted for his innovative approach to tactics, focussing on developing a passing game and building attacks from the back rather than concentrating on dribbling past opponents.
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Jack Greenwell then joined CD Castellon, who played in the Campeonato Regional de Valencia.
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Jack Greenwell remained in charge of Espanol for one more season, but failed to win another trophy.
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Jack Greenwell then spent a season with Real Sociedad Alfonso XIII, where the club retained the Baleares Championship.
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Jack Greenwell coached Universitario as they won the national championship.
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In 1940, Jack Greenwell moved to the Colombian port city of Barranquilla, and worked with the Colombia national team in their build-up to the 1942 Central American and Caribbean Games.
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Jack Greenwell was survived by his wife and their daughter, Carmen.