Pedro Parages

Early years

Pedro Parages was born in Madrid to a Spanish mother and a French father, from whom he adopts his nationality. The family businesses (textile) made a young Pedro complete his training in Manchester, where he studied commerce (Business). He was introduced to football in Manchester, developing a deep interest in the sport, and so, in 1900, when he returned to Madrid after completing his studies, he did so with great knowledge about football, which was only beginning to take shape in Spain. Upon returning to Spain, he began his practice at the Association Sportive Française, later known as the Association Sportive Amicale, of the French Lyceum of Madrid, a club where he played for two years, until 1902, when he joined Madrid FC, who had just been officially established on 6 March 1902 in a meeting held in the back room of Al Capricho by the Padrós brothers (Juan and Carlos). Interestingly, the French high school team was absorbed by the Madrid team just two years later, on 30 January 1904.

Madrid FC

Parages became the first French footballer to wear the Madrid team's shirt, after his debut on 2 November in a friendly match against Moncloa Football Club held at El Escorial, in which he helped his side to a 2–7 victory for Madrid. He made his competitive debut with the club in the semi-finals of the first edition of the Copa del Rey in 1903, which took place on 6 April 1903 against the Club Espanyol, netting one of the goals in a 4–1 win, thus…

During his time as president of Madrid FC, Parages managed the Spain national team in 1923–24, coinciding with the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. The team would be eliminated in the preliminary round by Italy after losing 1–0, thanks to an own goal from Pedro Vallana. In total, he managed the team in three games with a balance of one game won, one tied, and one lost with three goals in favor and only one against, Vallana's own goal against Italy, which was his last match.

Real Madrid

Copa del Rey: 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908 Campeonato Regional Centro: 1902–03, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1907–08