[2] Born in La Unión on 14 April 1884, he was baptized two days later in the church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Herrerías, belonging to the parish of Alumbres.
[3] During his stay in the city, he enrolled in the Royal Alfonso XII College (which was in the Monastery of El Escorial) to attend secondary education.
The first decision of the new rectors was to organize a regional championship that had as prizes a silver cup presented by King Alfonso XIII and 11 gold medals donated by the Marquis of Argüelles.
[4] On 1 November, Wandosell aligned himself with a group of students from the Colegio de los Padres Agustinos and the María Cristina University, in a match against Madrid FC, the club of which he was a player and manager.
[6] The Sport Club, the most representative team in Cartagena, demanded the presence of the Wandosell brothers on special occasions when they faced more experienced rivals.
On 3 March 1907, the Wandosell brothers played in a game between two teams of Sport Club players (white v red) for the benefit of the dismissed elderly workers of Arsenal.
The event was a success, gathering many members of Cartagena's high society, including the Captain General of the Maritime Department and the city's mayor.
[2][6] In 1907 tragedy struck the Wandosell family when Pío, Adolfo's younger brother, died after an illness at the age of twenty-six.
Between 1909 and 1910, he directed several electric lighting installations in Orihuela for decorative purposes, such as that of the main altar of the church of Santiago Apóstol or that of the streets to celebrate the carnival.
[7] In 1912 Adolfo Wandosell donated an art object to the winner of a match between the Orcelitana Sports Youth and the Espinardo FC.