Arturo Rodenak

Arturo Rodenak
	Rodenak in 1962
Personal information
Full name	Arturo Emilio Rodenak Karaba
Date of birth	14 April 1931
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Date of death	26 September 2012 (aged 81)
Place of death	Talca, Chile
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1950–1954	Gimnasia LP
1955–1956	Tigre
1957–1963	Rangers
1963–1967	Audax Italiano
1968	Iberia
1969	San Antonio Unido
1970	Oriente Petrolero
1971	Petrolero Cochabamba [es]
1972	San José
Total
International career
1951	Argentina U23
Managerial career
1978–1979	Rangers
1982	Rangers
1985–1986	Rangers
1988	Deportes Linares
1990–1991	Rangers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Personal life[edit]

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[edit]

^ ^a ^b 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. pp. 123–127. ISBN 978-956-352-058-3. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^ "Rodenak, Arturo". www.gelp.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "Palitroque (2009)". Cinechile.cl. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
^ "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.

External links[edit]

Arturo Emilio Rodenak at BDFA (in Spanish)

[urrutia-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. pp. 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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