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John Harley (also known as Juan Harley) (5 May 1886 – 15 May 1960) was a Uruguay international footballer of Scottish background.

John Harley

Harley's grave at the Montevideo British Cemetery.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1886-05-05)5 May 1886
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	15 May 1960(1960-05-15) (aged 74)
Place of death	Montevideo, Uruguay
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1906–1908	Ferro Carril Oeste
1909–1920	Peñarol
National team
1909–1916	Uruguay	17	(0)
Teams managed
1909–1910	Uruguay
	Peñarol
1942	Peñarol
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Harley was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1886. By 1906 he had become a railway engineer working in Springburn, near Glasgow. In that year he moved to South America to work on railways along the Río de la Plata.[1] Initially he worked in Argentina where he worked for the Bahía Blanca and North Western Railway and the Buenos Aires Western Railway.

On arriving in Uruguay in 1909 Harley worked for the Central Uruguay Railway. He worked for the railway for 37 years until his retirement.

Playing career

Club career

In Argentina Harley played for Ferro Carril Oeste before being recruited by Uruguayan club Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club (later Peñarol). Harley was spotted by C.U.R.C.C. when they played a friendly match against Ferro Carril Oeste in 1908.[2]

Harley played with C.U.R.C.C./Peñarol from 1909 until his retirement from football in 1920.[3] He captained C.U.R.C.C./Peñarol for ten seasons.[2]

International career

Harley played his first match for Uruguay in September 1909. He played the last of his 17 matches for the national team in October 1916.[4]

Management career

Harley acted as a player/manager of the Uruguay national team from 1909 until at least 1910.[5]

After retiring as a player Harley managed Peñarol.[6][7]

Legacy

Harley's time with Peñarol as a player and manager is considered significant for the fact that he changed the Uruguayan style of football from a focus on long ball to a game that featured short passing. This style of play is considered to have contributed to Peñarol and Uruguay achieving significant success up to the 1920s.[1][6][8]

Later life and death

In 1951 Harley was honoured with a match between Peñarol and Rampla Juniors at the Estadio Centenario. Over 40,000 spectators, including many former colleagues and members of successful Uruguayan teams, turned out to honour Harley's contribution to Uruguayan football.[2][9]

Harley died in 1960 in Uruguay, and was buried in The British Cemetery in Montevideo.[10][11]

References

На других языках

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- [en] John Harley (footballer)

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[es] John Harley

John Harley (Glasgow, Escocia, 5 de mayo de 1886, Montevideo, Uruguay, 15 de mayo de 1960) fue un futbolista y entrenador de fútbol escocés nacionalizado uruguayo, que se destacó también en la Argentina.

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[fr] John Harley

John Harley est un footballeur écossais et uruguayen, né le 5 mai 1886 à Glasgow et mort le 15 mai 1960.

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[it] John Harley

John Harley (Glasgow, 5 maggio 1886 – Montevideo, 15 maggio 1960) è stato un calciatore scozzese naturalizzato uruguaiano. Harley nacque a Glasgow, in Scozia, nel 1886. Nel 1906 divenne un ingegnere delle ferrovie, a Springburn, vicino a Glasgow. Nello stesso anno si trasferì in Sud America per lavorare nella costruzione delle linee ferroviarie lungo il Río de la Plata[1]. Inizialmente si stabilì in Argentina, dove lavorò per la Bahia Blanca e North Western Railway e per la Buenos Aires Western Railway. All'arrivo in Uruguay nel 1909 Harley trovò lavoro presso le Ferrovie Centrali uruguaiane, dove rimase per 37 anni, fino alla pensione. Harley morì a Montevideo nel 1960, ed è sepolto nel Cimitero britannico[2][3].

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[ru] Харлей, Джон

Джон «Хуан» Харлей (англ. John Harley; исп. Juan Harley; 5 мая 1886, Глазго — 15 мая 1960, Монтевидео) — уругвайский футболист шотландского происхождения.

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