Jack Greenwell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Richard Greenwell | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Crook, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 November 1942 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Playing position | Wing-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1912 | Crook Town | ||
| 1912–1916 | Barcelona | 88 | (10) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1917–1923 | Barcelona | ||
| 1923–19xx | UE Sants | ||
| 19xx–19xx | CD Castellón | ||
| 1927–1929 | RCD Español | ||
| 1930–1931 | RCD Mallorca | ||
| 1931–1933 | Barcelona | ||
| 1933–1934 | Valencia CF | ||
| 1935–1936 | Sporting de Gijón | ||
| 1939–40 | Universitario de Deportes | ||
| 1939–40 | Peru | ||
| 1942 | Independiente Santa Fe | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Richard "Jack" Greenwell (2 January 1884, in Crook, County Durham, Northeast of England – 20 November 1942, in Bogotá, Colombia) 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, Universitario de Deportes and Independiente Santa Fe.
Greenwell, the son of a County Durham miner, became a miner himself after leaving school and played as a wing half for Crook Town of the English Northern League from the age of 17. He also played with West Auckland as a guest player in their Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy success in 1909.
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.
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