Juan José Rithner (5 January 1890 – 23 August 1960) was an Argentine footballer, who played as goalkeeper for Club Atlético Porteño and the Argentina national team.[1][2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Baradero, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | August 23, 1960 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1907–1919 | Porteño | ||
| International career | |||
| 1910–1916 | Argentina | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
With Porteño, Rithner won four titles, two Primera División championships and two national cups.
Career
editRithner was born in Baradero,[2] a town in Buenos Aires Province, son of a family of Irish roots.[3] His career as a footballer in Primera División started at C.A. Porteño.[2]
He played the 1911 Argentine Primera División playoff game against Alumni in 1911, which Porteño lost 2–1.[4] In the following year, he was champion with Porteño.[5]
His performances in Porteño earned him a place in the Argentina national team. On May 27, 1914, Rithner scored two goals against Uruguay in a match played in Córdoba, Argentina.[6] He played in the first South American Championship (now Copa América), held in 1916.[7]
After his retirement from football, in 1919 Rithner served as referee in a Copa Premier Honor Argentino match held in Estadio GEBA, where Argentina thrashed Uruguay 6–1.[8]
Honours
edit- Primera División (2): 1912, 1914
- Copa de Competencia Jockey Club (2): 1915, 1918
References
edit- ^ Barnade, Oscar (29 July 2015). "Porteño y sus medallas de oro". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Juan Rithner". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Monaghan, Sean (26 October 2022). "Argentine Football – An Irish Act". Póg Mo Goal. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Ciullini, Pablo (4 March 2021). "Argentina 1911". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (16 October 2004). "Argentina - Domestic Championships 1912". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Farías, Gustavo (2 March 2007). "Una visita que se hizo esperar". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Tabeira, Martín (10 August 2007). "Southamerican Championship 1916". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Argentina v Uruguay, 19 October 1919". 11v11: International Football History and Statistics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
External links
edit- Juan José Rithner at WorldFootball.net