Paulino Alcántara, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paulino Alcántara

footballer

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1896

Place of Birth: Iloilo City, Philippines

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1964

Profession: physician, association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Spain, Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Paulino Alcántara Riestrá (7 October 1896 – 13 February 1964) was a Spanish Filipino football player and manager who played as a forward.
He spent most of his playing career at FC Barcelona and also represented Catalonia, the Philippines and Spain.Alcántara made his debut for Barcelona at the age of 15 and remains the youngest player to play or score for the club.
He scored 369 goals in 357 official and friendly matches for Barcelona, a club record that stood for 87 years.
After retiring as a player in 1927 at the age of 31, he became a doctor.
He served as a club director between 1931 and 1934.
In 1951, Alcántara became a coach and managed Spain for three games.