Arturo Rodenak

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.

Arturo Rodenak
Rodenak in 1962
Personal information
Full name Arturo Emilio Rodenak Karaba
Date of birth (1931-04-14)14 April 1931
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Date of death 26 September 2012(2012-09-26) (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 24 (0)
1972 San José 29 (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, correct as of 25 July 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2015

Personal life

Rodenak 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

  1. 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. p. 123-127. ISBN 978-956-352-058-3. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. "Rodenak, Arturo". www.gelp.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. "Palitroque (2009)". Cinechile.cl. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. "Diario HOY en la noticia - Murió Arturo Rodenak, ex arquero de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata". Diariohoy.net. Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
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