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Joan Gamper
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Swiss football pioneer, player and club president (1877-1930)
Key facts
- Born
- Hans Max Gamper-Haessig , ( 1877-11-22 ) 22 November 1877, Winterthur , Switzerland
- Died
- 30 July 1930 (1930-07-30) (aged 52), Barcelona , Spain
- Resting place
- Cemetery of Montjuïc , 41°21′19″N 2°09′18″E / 41.355299°N 2.155061°E / 41.355299; 2.155061 ( Montjuïc Cemetery )
- Citizenship
- Swiss and Spanish
- Occupations
- Athlete businessman
- Known for
- Founder of Zürich , Barcelona , Player at Basel
- Political party
- Liberation Party of Pardi
- Years
- Team
- 1899 1903
- Barcelona
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hans
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Winterthur
- Place of death
- Barcelona
- Languages spoken
- French
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- FC Winterthur
- Position played
- forward
- Image
- Joan Gamper 1910 year.jpg
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- Commons category
- Joan Gamper
- place of burial
- Montjuïc Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1877-11-22
- date of death
- 1930-07-30
- Commons gallery
- Joan Gamper
- manner of death
- Suicide
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Aarau
- name in native language
- Hans Max Gamper
- birth name
- Hans Max Gamper
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Encyclopedic overview
Hans Max Gamper-Haessig ( German pronunciation: [hans maks ˈɡampər ˈhɛːsɪg]; 22 November 1877 – 30 July 1930), commonly known as Joan Gamper (IPA: [ʒuˈaŋ ˈɡampər]), was a Swiss-born football executive and versatile athlete. He founded football clubs in Switzerland and Spain, most notably Barcelona.
He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the amateur beginnings of Barcelona, being the fundamental head behind the foundation of the club in 1899, and then serving as the club's first captain between 1899 and 1903, netting over 100 goals in just 48 matches for Barça, and in 1902, he captained his side to a victory in the Copa Macaya, the club's first title. He then served as its president on five occasions between 1908 and 1925. One of his main achievements was getting the funds for the construction of their own stadium in 1909, the Camp de la Indústria, which is regarded as the main element that helped the club grow in the 1910s. Under Gamper's leadership, Barcelona won eleven Championat de Catalunya, six Copa del Rey and four Pyrenees Cup.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Joan Gamper” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.