Juan José Rithner
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 November 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Baradero, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | c. 1950 (aged 60–61) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1907–19 | Porteño | 200 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 1912–16 | Argentina | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan José Rithner (1889 – c.1950) was an Argentine footballer, who played as goalkeeper for Club Atlético Porteño and the Argentina national team.[1]
Rithner had a long tenure on Porteño, with 200 matches played for the club during his 13 years there. He was also one of the first scoring goalkeepers in Argentine football, having scored a total of 11 during his career. With Porteño, Rithner won four titles, two Primera División championships and two national cups.
Career[edit]
Rithner was born in Baradero, a town in Buenos Aires Province, son of a family of Irish roots. His career as a footballer in Primera División started in C.A. Porteño. He played the championship playoff game against Alumni in 1911, which Porteño lost 2–1.[2] And in the following year he was champion with Porteño.[3]
His great performances in Porteño, earned him a place in the Argentina national team. On May 27, 1914, Rithner scored two goals against Uruguay, the match was played in Córdoba, Argentina.[4] He played in the first America's Cup, held in 1916.[5]
After his retirement from football, in 1919 Rithner served as referee in a Copa Premier Honor Argentino match held in Gimnasia y Esgrima Stadium. Argentina thrashed Uruguay 6–1,[6] before a huge attendance of 18,000.[7]
Titles[edit]
- Primera División (2): 1912, 1914
- Copa de Competencia Jockey Club (2): 1915, 1918
References[edit]
- ^ Porteño y sus medallas de oro, Diario Clarín, 29 July 2015
- ^ Final Tables Argentina 1911–1920, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ Osvaldo Gorgazzi, Argentina - Domestic Championships 1912, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ Una visita que se hizo esperar, diario La Voz
- ^ Southamerican Championship 1916, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ Argentina national team archive by Héctor Pelayes on the RSSSF
- ^ El jugador que se pasó de bando by Maximiliano Santini, 28 Sep 2017
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