Arturo Rodenak

Arturo Emilio Rodenak Karaba^[a][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

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 Cochabamba [es]	24	(0)
1972	San José	29	(0)
Total		356	(0)
International career
1951	Argentina U23	1	(0)
Managerial career
1978–1979	Rangers
1982	Rangers
1985–1986	Rangers
1988	Deportes Linares
1990–1991	Rangers
Medal record Men's football Representing  Argentina Pan American Games 1951 Buenos Aires Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodenak and the second or maternal family name is Karaba.