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Josep Samitier

1902 - 1972

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Josep Samitier Vilalta (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛp səmitiˈe]; 2 February 1902 – 4 May 1972), also known as José 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 Atlético 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 Suárez, László Kubala, César, and Lionel Messi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josep Samitier is the 392nd most popular soccer player (down from 310th in 2019), the 427th most popular biography from Spain (up from 442nd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Josep Samitier ranks 392 out of 21,273. Before him are Minoru Kobata, Shunichi Kumai, Mauro Ramos, Sachi Kagawa, Quini, and Sepp Herberger. After him are Toshio Iwatani, Shigeyoshi Suzuki, Anghel Iordănescu, Carlos Bilardo, Misao Tamai, and Zlatko Čajkovski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Josep Samitier ranks 60. Before him are Fritz Strassmann, Carlo Levi, Nordahl Grieg, Carlo Gambino, Mitsuo Fuchida, and David O. Selznick. After him are Oskar Morgenstern, Shigeyoshi Suzuki, Wilhelm Stuckart, Sylvanus Olympio, Kirill Moskalenko, and Léon M'ba. Among people deceased in 1972, Josep Samitier ranks 44. Before him are Ludwig von Bertalanffy, Emil Maurice, Lale Andersen, Said bin Taimur, Ferdinand Čatloš, and Louis Leakey. After him are Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Natalie Clifford Barney, Eugène Tisserant, Fredric Brown, Bronislava Nijinska, and Akim Tamiroff.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Josep Samitier ranks 427 out of 3,355. Before him are Pedro de Mendoza (1487), García Sánchez I of Pamplona (919), Sancho VII of Navarre (1154), Pánfilo de Narváez (1478), Quini (1949), and Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans (1848). After him are Ruy González de Clavijo (1400), Leander of Seville (534), Sisebut (565), Miguel Induráin (1964), Ordoño III of León (926), and Juan, Count of Montizón (1822).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Josep Samitier ranks 27. Before him are Fernando Torres (1984), David Villa (1981), Antoni Ramallets (1924), Guti (1976), Amancio Amaro (1939), and Quini (1949). After him are Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (1892), José Antonio Camacho (1955), Santillana (1952), Pepe Reina (1982), Quique Setién (1958), and Jesús María Pereda (1938).

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