“… A — Paulino Alcantara Not Thiago, not Rafinha — the best player named Alcantara to ever grace Barcelona was Paulino. The Philippines-born striker was the main face of the ‘Golden Barcelona’ side of the 1920s, when the Catalan club won five out of 10 national championships and eight Catalan cups. Alcantara is Barca’s second-highest goalscorer — with 369, behind only Lionel Messi’s 672 (though this includes goals in non-competitive matches) — and was called “El Romperedes” (the net-breaker) for his powerful shot. He also worked as a doctor after graduating in his home country and did so while starring for Barca. He died in 1964 and was named the best Asian footballer of all time by FIFA in 2007. …”
NY Times/The Athletic
