On October 7, 1896, the soccer player Paulino Alcántara was born in the city of Iloilo, in the Philippines. His demarcation was midfielder.
Paulino’s family moved to Spain in 1899, specifically to the city of Barcelona, and very soon he began to play football.
By chance, the then president of FC Barcelona, Joan Gamper, saw him in the street playing football, hitting the ball with unusual violence. At that same moment Joan hires the player, when he was only 15 years old.
Paulino began to play for FC Barcelona in 1912, becoming a great scorer, especially due to his good success against the frame and the power of his shot. In his debut, he scored three goals.
The midfielder was the first Asian signing in the Spanish League.
In 1916, Paulino returned to the Philippines to study medicine, which he practiced while playing soccer.
Paulino was a great scorer, scoring a total of 369 goals throughout his career, a record that no one has beaten at the Blaugrana club to date.
The player was nicknamed the “network breaker” because he did so on numerous occasions.
Paulino had dual nationality and was a member of the Philippine and Spanish national teams.
Within the player’s record, we can highlight 2 Pyrenees Cups, 10 Catalan Championships and 5 King’s Cups.
Paulino retired from active football in 1927 to continue as a doctor.
On February 13, 1964, Paulino Alcántara died in the city of Barcelona, in Spain.