Ángel Iturriaga Barco (

Logroño Logroño ( , , ) is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja, Spain. Located in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, primarily in the right (South) bank of the Ebro River, Logroño has historically been a place of pa ...

, 1974) is a Spanish writer and historian, professor in Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR). He is a doctor in contemporary history with a thesis named "El poder político y social en la historia del FC Barcelona". He is the author of several football history books. Among them are the ''Diccionario de jugadores del FC Barcelona'' (2010), the ''Diccionario de técnicos y directivos del FC Barcelona'' (2011) and the ''Diccionario de jugadores de la selección española de fútbol'' (2013). In October 2013 he published

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Paulino Paulino is a surname and a masculine given name. It is a Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name ''Paulinus'', which was itself derived from the Roman family name Paulus meaning "small" or "humble" in Latin. People with the given ...

'' (Edicions Saldonar) with David Valero. The two authors bring up the figure of

Paulino Alcántara Paulino Alcántara Riestrá (7 October 1896 – 13 February 1964) was a Filipino and Spanish professional footballer and manager who played as a forward. He spent most of his playing career at FC Barcelona, and also represented Catalonia, the ...

, known for his 369 goals in 257 games. "It was necessary to make a biography of a great sports star like Paulino because it is one of the first superstars of the sport and the best Asian footballer of all time", stated the two authors. He now writes for Grup 14, an organisation dedicated to the improvement of Futbol Club Barcelona with the collaboration of all its supporters throughout the world.

Published work

* ''Diccionario de jugadores del FC Barcelona'', 2010, Base, * ''Diccionario de técnicos y directivos del FC Barcelona'', 2011, Base, * ''Paulino: el primer crac de la història del Barça'' (with David Valero), 2013, Saldonar, * ''Diccionario de jugadores de la selección española de fútbol'', 2013, T&B, * ''El Barça, rey de Europa, Al Poste'', 2015, * ''Diccionario de jugadores del Atlético de Madrid'', 2016, Siníndice,

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