Javier Barroso
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Barroso making a save as Atlético's goalkeeper in a regional championship match | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Javier Barroso Sánchez-Guerra | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1903 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 September 1990 (aged 86) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919–1921 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921–1927 | Atlético Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Javier Barroso Sánchez-Guerra (3 December 1903 – 10 September 1990) was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Atlético Madrid in the 1920s, and who later coached the team in 1932. He then served as the 11th president of the Spanish Football Federation from 1941 to 1946, as well as Atlético's 20th president between 1955 and 1964.
As an architect, he was involved in the construction of both the Santiago Bernabéu and the Vicente Calderón Stadiums.