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Romà Forns

1885 - 1942

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Romà Forns Saldaña (died 26 April 1942) was a Spanish footballer and manager. He made his debut as a footballer in late 1902 playing one season for Irish FC but spent the rest of his career with FC Barcelona and the Catalan XI, always as a forward. He later served on the Barcelona board of directors and then coached the club between 1927 and 1929, guiding it to the first ever La Liga championship. He was the first manager from either Spain or Catalonia to take charge of the club. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Romà Forns is the 2,167th most popular soccer player (down from 2,095th in 2024), the 1,303rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,300th in 2019) and the 180th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Romà Forns ranks 2,167 out of 21,273. Before him are Zvonimir Soldo, Peter Ducke, Ibrahim Afellay, Lajos Csordás, Ricardo Gallego, and George Yonashiro. After him are Héctor Baley, Alfredo del Águila, Pedro Manfredini, Ricardo Infante, Oleksandr Zavarov, and Georg Buschner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Romà Forns ranks 168. Before him are Richmond K. Turner, Emmy Hennings, Charles Daniels, Karel Hartmann, Alexandre Volkoff, and Blas Infante. After him are Pierre Montet, Robert Liottel, Edna Ferber, Anna Louise Strong, Eduard Künneke, and Kazimierz Sosnkowski. Among people deceased in 1942, Romà Forns ranks 176. Before him are Carl Sternheim, Valentin Loos, Zofia Zamenhof, José Díaz, Alexandre Volkoff, and Sergey Chaplygin. After him are Mohammad Ali Foroughi, John Mulcahy, Jerzy Różycki, James Juvenal, Oleg Losev, and Ivan Horbachevsky.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Romà Forns ranks 1,303 out of 3,355. Before him are Paco Godia (1921), Leonardo Cilaurren (1912), Blas Infante (1885), Manuel Jiménez Jiménez (1964), Ricardo Gallego (1959), and Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (1927). After him are Juan Martín Díez (1775), Jesús María Satrústegui (1954), Sígfrid Gràcia (1932), Arcadio Larraona Saralegui (1887), Manuel Portela Valladares (1867), and Francisco Rizi (1614).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Romà Forns ranks 180. Before him are Luis Miró (1913), Miguel Ángel Lotina (1957), Juanfran (1985), Leonardo Cilaurren (1912), Manuel Jiménez Jiménez (1964), and Ricardo Gallego (1959). After him are Jesús María Satrústegui (1954), Sígfrid Gràcia (1932), Manuel Olivares (1909), Fabián Ruiz (1996), Pedro Zaballa (1938), and Mikel Oyarzabal (1997).

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