Arturo Emilio Rodenak Karaba[1] (13 April 1931 – 26 September 2012) was an Argentine naturalized Chilean footballer, regarded as one of the greatest players in Rangers’ history.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arturo Emilio Rodenak Karaba | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 26 September 2012 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Talca, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1954 | Gimnasia LP | 35 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | Tigre | 0 | (0) |
| 1957–1963 | Rangers | 93 | (0) |
| 1963–1967 | Audax Italiano | 85 | (0) |
| 1968 | Iberia | 32 | (0) |
| 1969 | San Antonio Unido | 27 | (0) |
| 1970 | Oriente Petrolero | 31 | (0) |
| 1971 | Petrolero Cochabamba | 24 | (0) |
| 1972 | San José | 29 | (0) |
| Total | 356 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1951 | Argentina U23 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Rangers | ||
| 1982 | Rangers | ||
| 1985–1986 | Rangers | ||
| 1988 | Deportes Linares | ||
| 1990–1991 | Rangers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editRodenak naturalized Chilean by residence in 1962.[2]
He coincided with Walter Behrends in both Gimnasia La Plata and Rangers de Talca, with whom he had another several similarities such as his height, his hometown, among others.[1]
In 2009, he starred a short film called Palitroque (Breadstick) where he appeared drinking wine in the Estadio Fiscal de Talca and remembering his years as Rangers player as well as the origin of his nickname.[3]
He died in Talca, Chile, aged 81.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Urrutia O'Nell, Luis (December 2013). "Los gigantes de Talca". El fútbol también se lee (PDF) (in Spanish) (1 ed.). Santiago, Chile: Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes. pp. 123–127. ISBN 978-956-352-058-3. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Rodenak, Arturo". www.gelp.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Palitroque (2009)". Cinechile.cl. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Diario HOY en la noticia - Murió Arturo Rodenak, ex arquero de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata". Diariohoy.net. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
External links
edit- Arturo Emilio Rodenak at BDFA (in Spanish)