Paulino ALCÁNTARA | 1919-1926 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

ALCÁNTARA PES STATS | 1919-1926

Brezza Name: Paulino Alcántara Riestrá Paulino ALCÁNTARA | 1919-1926 Club: FC Barcelona Number: ? Position: *CF Nationality: Filipino/Spanish Era/Age: 1919-26 Foot: L Side: B Height: 171 Weight: 56 Attack: 95 Defence: 37 Balance: 65 Stamina: 82 Top Speed: 86 Acceleration: 92 Response: 89 Agility: 88 Dribble Accuracy: 83 Dribble Speed: 88 Short Pass Accuracy: 76 Short Pass Speed: 73 Long Pass Accuracy: 75 Long Pass Speed: 72 Shot Accuracy: 93 Shot Power: 91 Shot Technique: 92 Free Kick Accuracy: 75 Curling: 76 Header: 82 Jump: 80 Technique: 85 Aggression: 93 Mentality: 77 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 76 Injury Tolerance: A Condition/Fitness: 7 Weak Foot Accuracy: 7 Weak Foot frequency: 8 Consistency: 8 *Dribbling *Reaction *Scoring *1-1 Scoring *Middle-Shooting *1-touch Pass Video: Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported Paulino Alcantara is considered one of Barca's legendary players because of his goalscoring exploits. He lacked the build of a stereotypical athlete, but he possessed the killer instincts of a matador. This offensive machine knew where the goal was and often made sure that the ball was in it. Alcantara was born in Iloilo in 1896 to a Spanish father, who was in the Spanish Army that was stationed in the province. He began playing football at a very young age and took a liking to it. In 1910, he traveled to Barcelona to continue his education. While in school, he played for a club formed by his classmates, called ''Galeno''. But his heart belonged to Barça, and he ended up joining their youth squad, where his talent made an immediate impression. On the evening of August 14, 1912, at 15 years of age, Alcantara made his debut with Barça's first team, the professional team. He scored three goals in an 8-2 win. From 1916 to 1918, Alcantara went back to the Philippines. During this time, he played with a team called the Bohemians of Manila. After coming back to Barça, he played defense, an unusual position because he was accustomed to scoring goals instead of preventing them. The British coach, Jack Greenwell, made the decision to play Alcantara outside of his normal role. His decision was short-lived. Barca's club membership, ''Los Socios,'' demanded that Alcantara be switched back to his normal position. The paying members received their wish. Alcantara went back to scoring goals on a usual basis. In 1920, Spain selected him for the Olympic team, but he turned down the offer because of his medical studies. Since school was his priority, he only represented Spain in international football competition five times. He scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Belgium in his first international match at the age of 25. He also played for the Philippine National Team. Alcantara is on record as being the first player from Barcelona born outside of Europe to represent Spain in international football competition. He officially retired on July 5, 1927. The Spanish National Team and Barcelona played a ''testimonial'' that day, a game in honor of Alcantara. At age 31, he felt it was time to dedicate his life to his profession. But it was not a definite goodbye to football as a whole. He briefly served on the coaching staff of Spain's National Team in the 50s - three matches against Switzerland, Belgium and Sweden. He won one game and tied the other two. Paulino Alcantara died in Barcelona on February 13, 1964. With his goalscoring titles, he also won five Spanish Cup championships and 10 Catalonia championships (Barcelona being the capital of the province of Catalonia). In total he played for Barcelona between 1912 and 1927, scoring 357 goals in 357 matches, an almost unbelievable ratio. To give you an idea of the magnitude of this achievement, Gerd Müller, the greatest goalscoring machine of modern times, scored 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga matches for Bayern Munich, almost 100 goals more than the second highest scorer. To this day, Alcántara is also the youngest player ever to play for Barcelona. According to Barcelona's website His ability to hit the most powerful of shots crossed frontiers on the 30th April 1922 when, in a game between Spain and France, he hit a shot so hard that it ripped right through the net. For many years after, children from Barcelona would recall that moment and would wish to do the same as the man from the Philipines. _________________ Alan Hansen wrote: How come Liverpool games are on last at the moment? Gary Lineker wrote: Midtable clashes aren't as exciting Paulino ALCANTARA | 1919-1926 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)