Joan Gamper (1877 – 1930), Swiss football pioneer, player and club president
On 24 June 1925, FC Barcelona fans jeered the Spanish national anthem and then applauded God Save the Queen performed by a visiting British Royal Marine band.
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Hans-Max Gamper (his mother's maiden name – Haessig – is generally appended in Spanish sources) was born in Winterthur, Switzerland.
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He joined the local Swiss Evangelical Church and began playing football within the local Protestant community in the district of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi.
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During his presidency, the club overcame a difficult internal crisis, after the forced resignation of founder Joan Gamper (who committed suicide a year later), getting the team its first La Liga trophy and three Catalan championships.