Jack Greenwell /

Jack Greenwell (born in Crook, County Durham, England) was an English footballer and manager. He served as manager of Barcelona for seven consecutive seasons, a record that has only been beaten by Johan Cruyff and later had a second spell as Barcelona manager. 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, RCD Mallorca and Universitario de Deportes. Before joining Barcelona, Greenwell, the son of a County Durham miner, played for Crook Town of the English Northern League. He made his debut as player for Barcelona on 29 September 1912 in a 4-2 win over FC Espanya de Barcelona. In 1913 Greenwell arranged for his former team, Crook Town to play a series of games against Barcelona. The visiting English team beat them 4-2 and then held them to 1-1 and 2-2 draws. Together with a very young Paulino Alcántara, Francisco Bru and Romà Forns, Greenwell subsequently helped Barcelona win the Campionat de Catalunya in 1912/13 and 1915/16. After retiring as a player he was appointed manager of Barcelona by