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Article: The epic journey of Crook's Jack the lad; Fairytale career of a miner's son who became the: first man to play for and manage mighty Barcelona: Crook has produced a "World Cup" winner, a Barcelona player, the club's first coach and the only non-native to manage a team to victory in the South American championship - and they are all the same man. Stuart Rayner on a remarkable life.(Sport)
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- The Journal (Newcastle, England)
- Article date:
- October 16, 2009
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WHEN Bobby Robson became the manager of Barcelona in 1996 it completed his journey from a pit village in County Durham to taking over one of world sport's most famous institutions - but somebody had been there first.
The son of Sacriston was following in the footsteps of John Richard Greenwell - known as Jack - the Crook-born man who was the Catalans' first manager long before the famous Nou Camp had ever been dreamed of. Before anyone in fact.
Being named Barcelona's first official coach was just one chapter in a remarkable life story captured on film, but ...