Samuel Morris (footballer)
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Samuel Morris (standing, the second from the left) in 1893. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Alfredo Morris de Olea | ||
| Date of birth | 1870 | ||
| Place of birth | Manila, Philippines, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 23 August 1935 (aged 64–65) | ||
| Place of death | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper and Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1892–1894 | Barcelona Football Club | ||
| 1895–1896 |
Sociedad de Foot-Ball de Barcelona | ||
| 1899 | Team Anglès | 1 | (0) |
| 1900–1902 | Hispania AC | ||
| 1902 | FC Barcelona | 2 | (0) |
| 1902–1903 | Hispania AC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1903 | Barcelona | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samuel Alfredo Morris de Olea (1870 – 23 August 1935), was an Anglo-Filipino football pioneer who played as a goalkeeper and midfielder for some of the earliest Catalan clubs in existence. His younger brothers, Enrique and Miguel, followed him every step through, and together with them, he was one of the first pioneers of football in Catalonia, participating in some of the first football matches of the city and playing for several experimental teams in the 1890s such as Barcelona Football Club and Sociedad de Foot-Ball de Barcelona.
During the second half of his career in the early 1900s, he played for Hispania AC and FC Barcelona, being a member of the Hispania side that won the 1900–01 Copa Macaya, which was the very first football competition played on the Iberian Peninsula, and a member of the Barça side that reached the final of the 1902 Copa de la Coronación. In addition to being a footballer, he also practiced cricket, athletics, cycling, rugby, tennis, and hockey, and was also an outstanding football referee.