Fred Pentland Sports manager

Frederick Beaconsfield "Fred" Pentland (29 July 1883 – 16 March 1962) was an English footballer and manager. He played as a forward for, among others, Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers, Middlesbrough and England. However he is best remembered for his career as a manager in Spain where he coached several clubs including Athletic Bilbao and Athletic Madrid. He also had brief spells as coach of Germany, France and Spain. During the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp on the outskirts of Berlin in Germany.Pentland earned the nickname El Bombín, due to his bowler hat, while at Athletic Bilbao. He is still the club's most successful manager to date, winning two La Liga titles and the Copa del Rey on five occasions. He returned to England before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War and briefly worked as an assistant manager at Brentford and then as manager of Barrow A.F.C.. In 1959 Athletic invited Pentland back to Spain for a testimonial game against Chelsea and awarded him a Distinguished Members medal. When he died in 1962, Athletic held a memorial service in his honour at San Mamés. He was buried at St Mary's Church Lytchett Matravers in Dorset.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 29, 1883
Birth place	England national football team , Wolverhampton
Date of death	March 16, 1962
Place of death	England national football team , Poole

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club	Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Real Oviedo France national football team Germany national football team Racing de Santander
teams	England national football team Blackburn Rovers F.C. Middlesbrough F.C. Brentford F.C. Halifax Town A.F.C. Willenhall F.C. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Blackpool F.C. Birmingham City F.C. Stoke City F.C.