Paulino Alcántara (Iloilo, Philippines, 1896 – Barcelona, 1964) is the highest goal scorer in the club’s history with 357 goals in 357 games.
His characteristic deceptive appearance made him popular with the fans to the point of being the
first star of the club in the golden ages of the twenties, alongside Samitier, Zamora, Sagi, Piera
and many more.
His ability to hit the most powerful of shots crossed frontiers on the 30th April
1922 when, in a game between Spain and France, he hit a shot so hard that it ripped right through
the net. For many years after, children from Barcelona would recall that moment and would wish to
do the same as the man from the Philippines.
He hung up his boots on the 5th July 1927 in order to become a doctor. However, this was not
his goodbye to football. He was on the board of directors between 1931 and 1934 and Alcántara was
one of the first footballers to write memoirs of his playing days.
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