Spanish-Swiss football executive and athlete (1877–1930)
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Founder of FC Zürich, FC Barcelona, Player at FC Basel
Political party
Liberation Party of Pardi
Association football career
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
Excelsior
Zürich
Basel
1899–1903
Barcelona
55
(126)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Hans Max Gamper-Haessig[1] (German pronunciation:[hansmaksˈɡampərˈhɛːsɪg]; 22 November 1877 – 30 July 1930), commonly known as Joan Gamper (IPA:[ʒuˈaŋˈɡampər]), was a Swiss-born football executive and versatile athlete. He founded football clubs in Switzerland and Spain, most notably FC Barcelona and FC Zürich.
He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the amateur beginnings of FC 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 very first title.[2] He then served as its president on five separate 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.[3] Under Gamper's leadership, Barcelona won eleven Championat de Catalunya, six Copa del Rey and four Pyrenees Cup.
^"Hans Gamper – FC Winterthur". 9 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^"Barça Rewind: The first ever title". www.fcbarcelona.com. 23 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
^"El campo de la calle Industria, 111 años" [The field of Industria street, 111 years]. www.fcbarcelona.cat (in Spanish). 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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