Otto Gmeling Explained

Otto Gmeling
Office:9th President of FC Barcelona
Term Start:14 October 1909
Term End:17 November 1910
Successor:Joan Gamper
Birth Date:5 July 1876
Birth Place:Wangen im Allgäu, Germany
Death Place:Esslingen am Neckar, Germany

Otto Gmeling or Gmelin, also known as Grand Otto (5 July 1876 – 29 October 1925), was a German and president of FC Barcelona from 1909–1910.

He was president of the club when they won their first domestic title, the Copa del Rey in 1910. They also won a Catalan championship undefeated and their first Pyrenees Cup.

Under Gmelings presidency, the club gained a gradual increase in the number of spectators who came to watch the games, which marked the transition from amateur to professional football.

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