| Luís Reñé | |
| Fullname: | Luís Reñé Padrisa |
| Birth Name: | Lluís Reñé i Padrisa |
| Birth Date: | 18 September 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Death Place: | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | 1907–1908 |
| Clubs1: | Ibèric FC |
| Years2: | 1908–1909 |
| Years3: | 1909–1910 |
| Years4: | 1910–1911 |
| Years5: | 1911–1914 |
| Caps5: | 72 |
| Years6: | 1914 |
| Years7: | 1915 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1910–1912 |
| Nationalteam1: | Catalonia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Luís Reñé Padrisa (18 September 1889 - 2 July 1963), born Lluís and sometimes spell as Renyé, was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for FC Barcelona.[1] [2] He was the first goalkeeper in Barcelona's history to establish himself as an indisputable starter. In addition to being a footballer, he excelled in athletics, a sport in which he was champion of Catalonia in the discus throw in 1912).[3]
The highlight of his career was winning the treble with Barcelona in the 1912–13 season (Catalan championship, Copa del Rey and Pyrenees Cup), in which he played a decisive role.[3]
Born in Catalonia, Reñé joined the first team of Ibèric FC during the 1907-08 season as a defender. It was only at Català FC when he began to play as a goalkeeper, and he went on to play in that position for fellow Catalan clubs Espanyol and FC Espanya.[4] In these clubs, he stood out for his ability to punch away high balls and for his great reflexes. He also had a great physique, with a height much higher than most players of the time. Eventually, his performance drew the attention of FC Barcelona, who signed him in 1911.[2]
Shortly after being signed, Reñé was involved in a controversy regarding Barça's line-up in the 1911 Copa del Rey: Barcelona defeated Sociedad Gimnástica 4–0, but Gimnástica challenged the match due to the improper alignment of Reñé, who had played with FC Espanya less than a month ago (the regulations of the time did not allow players to play in two different teams in such a short space of time).[5] Faced with this complaint, the Football Federation ordered the match to be replayed, but Barcelona refused to do it claiming the line-up of English players in Athletic Bilbao, so Barcelona was disqualified.[6]
In the following season, Reñé and Barcelona got their revenge when they beat Sociedad Gimnástica in the 1912 Copa del Rey Final, in which Reñé kept a clean-sheet in a 2–0 victory, thus contributing decisively in Barça's triumph.[7] Their victory over Gimnástica also sealed a treble, as he had helped Barça win the 1911–12 Catalan championship and the 1912 Pyrenees Cup.[8] Reñé was once again the starting goalkeeper of a Barcelona Copa del Rey winning squad when he featured in all three games of the Copa del Rey Final (UECF) against Real Sociedad.[9] In his last season at Barça (1913–14), he lost his place in the side to new-signing Luis Bru, thus featuring mainly as a substitute. He then moved to University SC, finishing his career in 1915.[3]
Like many other FC Barcelona of his time, he played several matches for the Catalan national team, being one of the eleven footballers who played in the team's first-ever game recognized by FIFA on 20 February 1912, which ended in a 0–7 loss to France.[10]