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Juan José Rithner (1889 – c.1950) was an Argentine footballer, who played as goalkeeper for Club Atlético Porteño and the Argentina national team.[1]

Juan José Rithner

Personal information
Date of birth	3 November 1889
Place of birth	Baradero, Argentina
Date of death	c. 1950(1950-00-00) (aged 60–61)
Place of death	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1907–19	Porteño	200	(11)
National team
1912–16	Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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 Argentine 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

Porteño

• Primera División (2): 1912, 1914
• Copa de Competencia Jockey Club (2): 1915, 1918

References

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Juan José Rithner (Baradero, 4 gennaio 1890 – 23 agosto 1960[1]) è stato un calciatore argentino, di ruolo portiere.

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