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Manuel Amechazurra

Defender · FC Barcelona · historical profile

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Philippine-born Spanish footballer

1884–1965

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1965-02-13

Manuel Amechazurra, knicknamed "Amecha" and dubbed as "El Aventurero" and "El Capitán", was a Philippine-born Spanish, mostly known for being a footballer who played as a defender and the first Filipino/Asian-born player to play in Europe. He is most renowned for his two spells at FC Barcelona and for being one of its first captains while playing a total of 200 games in the first team with 22 goals scored.

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