Arthur John
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1923–1929 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| 1929–1931 | Benfica | ||
| 1931–1933 | Sporting CP | ||
Arthur "Artur" John was an English football manager who managed Vitória de Setúbal, Benfica and Sporting CP in Portugal.
He was an unusual manager because he acted as a massage therapist and massaged his players when they approached the bench for instructions. He was convinced that the player-manager role shouldn't exist, saying, "You either coach or play".[1]
Career
Born in England, John career as manager started in Vitória de Setúbal, managing them for six seasons, winning two Campeonato de Lisboa, two newly created Campeonato de Setúbal and finish runners-up in the 1926-27 Campeonato de Portugal.
That success led him to bigger clubs, so in 1929, John became the first foreign manager of Benfica.[2] In his two seasons he spent there, John led the club to their first national title, winning the Campeonato de Portugal against Barreirense on 1 June 1930, putting an end to a 10-year title drought [3] He successfully defend this conquest in the following year, beating Porto by three-nill on 28 June 1931.[4]
John was then signed by Sporting CP, which offered him 16 contos to move. He didn't have as much success there, and was replaced in May 1933 by Rudolf Jeny.[5]
Honours
- Vitória Setúbal
- Campeonato de Lisboa: 1923–24, 1926–27
- Campeonato de Setúbal: 1927–28, 1928–29
- Benfica
- Campeonato de Portugal: 1929–30, 1930–31 [6]
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| Benfica[7] | 20 October 1929 | 28 June 1931 | 46 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 60.87 | |||
| Sporting[5] | 13 December 1931 | 17 May 1933 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 62.86 | |||
References
General
- Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
Specific
- ↑ "As histórias dos muitos treinadores do Sporting" [The histories of many Sporting managers]. Magazine Sábado (in Portuguese). 14 February 2011.
- ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 104.
- ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 105.
- ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 112.
- 1 2 "Arthur John". Forum SCP (in Portuguese).
- ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 105-112.
- ↑ Tovar 2012, p. 105-114.
External links
- Arthur John manager stats at thefinalball.com