Arthur John

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Artur John
Personal information
Place of birth England
Managerial career
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
Benfica

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

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Specific

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  2. Tovar 2012, p. 104.
  3. Tovar 2012, p. 105.
  4. Tovar 2012, p. 112.
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  6. Tovar 2012, p. 105-112.
  7. Tovar 2012, p. 105-114.

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