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Jorge Gibson Brown (3 April 1880 – 3 January 1936) was an Argentine footballer who was one of the most important figures in the early years of the sport in that country. He won 10 Primera División titles and captained the Argentina national team between 1908 and 1913. ==Biography== Jorge started playing football in the 2nd team of the English High School team. In 1896 he joined Club Palermo where he played until 1897 when he moved to Lanús Athletic Club. In 1900 he returned to the English High School A.C. where he was part of the team that won the 1900 league championship. In 1901 the club changed their name to "Alumni Athletic Club" and over the following decade the club dominated Argentine football, winning 9 of the 12 championships between 1900 and their disollution in 1911. Jorge Brown made his debut for the Argentina national team in 1902. He went on to make 23 appearances, scoring four goals. he captained the team for 18 matches between 1908 and 1913. After the disollution of Alumni, Jorge Brown joined Quilmes where he won the 1912 league championship. He played for the club until 1914. Between 1914 and 1927 he played cricket competing at the ''Liga de los Sábados (Saturday League)'', a local competition where he captained Buenos Aires Cricket Club, an institution he would go on to serve as president. Brown played in the cricket league during 13 years.〔"Los hermanos Brown, base de Alumni y el fútbol argentino", 13 Sep 2011〕 Brown had four brothers who were also Argentine international players; Alfredo, Carlos, Eliseo and Ernesto, as well as one cousin, Juan Domingo.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The dynasty of Argentina's Brown brothers )〕 Two other brothers – Diego and Tomás – were also footballers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jorge Brown」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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