| Francisco Nitsche | |
| Fullname: | Francisco José Carlos Nitsche Compán |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthclubs1: | Instituto Nacional |
| Youthyears2: | 1948–1949 |
| Youthclubs2: | Unión Española |
| Years1: | 1950–1965 |
| Clubs1: | Unión Española |
| Years2: | 1966–1968 |
| Clubs2: | Audax Italiano |
| Caps2: | 39 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile |
| Nationalyears1: | 1957–1965 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Francisco José Carlos Nitsche Compán (20 February 1930 – 23 October 2018) was a Chilean footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
As a youth player, Nitsche was with the team of Instituto Nacional, mainly as substitute of Sergio Litvak, who was the goalkeeper of Universidad Católica that won the Chilean Primera División title in 1954. He joined the Unión Española youth system in 1948 and was promoted to the first team in 1950, staying with them until 1965. He ended his career with Audax Italiano from 1966 to 1968.[1]
He played in six matches for the Chile national football team from 1957 to 1965.[2] He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1956 South American Championship.[3]
His paternal grandfather was German and his mother was Andalucian.[1]
Unión Española
Chile