| Juan José Rithner | |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Baradero, Argentina |
| Death Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | 1907–19 |
| Clubs1: | Porteño |
| Nationalyears1: | 1910–16 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina |
| Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
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.
Rithner was born in Baradero, 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.
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]