Josep Samitier
Spain
2 February 1902
midfielder
, also known as Josรฉ Samitier, was a Spanish football player, manager and scout who played as a midfielder for FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, OGC Nice, the Catalan XI, and Spain. He later coached Atlรฉtico Madrid, Nice and Barcelona and worked as a scout for both Barcelona and Real Madrid.
During his playing career with Barcelona, Samitier scored 187 official goals and was the club's all-time highest goalscorer at the time of his retirement. As of 2020, he is the club's fifth all-time top goalscorer behind Luis Suรกrez, Lรกszlรณ Kubala, Cรฉsar, and Lionel Messi. As a player, Samitier pioneered the midfield general role and was nicknamed Surrealista (The Surrealist) and Home Llagosta (The Grasshopper Man) due to his style.
As a manager, he led Barcelona to a title in La Liga in 1945, and as a scout he recruited another Barcelona legend, Lรกszlรณ Kubala. However, Samitier was later accused of acting as a double agent when the club tried to sign Alfredo Di Stรฉfano, and in the 1960s, he fell out with Helenio Herrera and went to work for Real Madrid. Despite his role in the Di Stรฉfano affair, twice defecting to Real Madrid, and his friendship with Francisco Franco, Samitier remained a legendary figure of FC Barcelona. When he died in 1972, he was given a state funeral and a street that leads to Camp Nou.
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