FCB

FC Barcelona

HISTORY

1930. Death of the Founder, Joan Gamper

On 30 July 1930, Barça received the worst news it had ever had: Joan Gamper had committed suicide due to personal problems

The Club’s founder — a dynamic businessman and sportsman, responsible for the creation and development of a unique football club — had died, aged only 52.

The demise of FC Barcelona’s founder was a bad omen for the years to follow.