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Post by Usapang Football on Feb 14, 2011 12:25:06 GMT 8
Born Juan Garchitorena, he was a famous famous football (soccer) player and North American silver screen star from Manila in the Philippines. He belonged to the very prominent Basque mestizo Garchitorena clan of Manila and the Bicol Region—his nephew was Luis Garchitorena, the winner of the 1978 Premio Zobel literary award in the Philippines. Juan Garchitorena was born on 24 March 1898 in Manila but left when he was a young man to become a professional football player in Spain. He married American actress Natalie Moorehead and died on 27 June 1983.
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Post by cjeagle on Oct 31, 2011 4:27:13 GMT 8
More fun facts about Juan Garcitorena from this website: filipinofooties.tumblr.com/tagged/player+profilesName: Juan Garchitorena Date of birth: 24/03/1898 Place of birth: Manila, Philippines Playing Career FC Barcelona 1915-19 FUN FACT: English translation: “Garchitorena was not a great football player. His fame-seeking almost always got in the way. He went to Hollywood, where he became famous as a movie star (with the name of Juan Torena) and as a lover, breaking many hearts, including Myrna Loy, as stated José Samitier. Garchitorena was a unique player. He owns this story, collected in the history of C. F. Barcelona: The fans of that time were fascinated by the quirky behavior of Garchitorena. For example, in a match played in the old field of Spain, he scored a header. When asked about it later, he declared that he was just putting his head not to get dirty, because the ball was full of mud.†Source: cathonys.blogspot.com/2008/02/cap.html .
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Post by Ka Roger on Nov 1, 2011 22:01:38 GMT 8
This is the prerequisite of the Younghusbands, the first football star I might say.
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Post by cjeagle on Nov 2, 2011 0:47:58 GMT 8
He was also famous for being involved in the first case of false documentation in football history, for claiming to be a Spaniard, in order to be able to play in Spain and in the process after being discovered costing Barcelona the Catalonia championship.
This is how their fans described him(google translated) in bitter memory of their loss of the Cup:
"The elegant "playboy" was just an amateur who loved playing football and looking for a springboard to fame. He certainly got it, but did lose a title for Barcelona to the Spaniards."
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