Juan José Rithner

Juan José Rithner
Personal information
Date of birth 5 January 1980
Place of birth Baradero, Argentina
Date of death August 23, 1960(1960-08-23) (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

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]

With Porteño, Rithner won four titles, two Primera División championships and two national cups.

Career

Rithner 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

Porteño

References

  1. ^ Barnade, Oscar (29 July 2015). "Porteño y sus medallas de oro". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Juan Rithner". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. ^ Monaghan, Sean (26 October 2022). "Argentine Football – An Irish Act". Póg Mo Goal. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ Ciullini, Pablo (4 March 2021). "Argentina 1911". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. ^ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José (16 October 2004). "Argentina - Domestic Championships 1912". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. ^ Farías, Gustavo (2 March 2007). "Una visita que se hizo esperar". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  7. ^ Tabeira, Martín (10 August 2007). "Southamerican Championship 1916". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Argentina v Uruguay, 19 October 1919". 11v11: International Football History and Statistics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.