Iosif Ritter

Iosif Ritter (2 December 1921 – 30 August 2006) was a Romanian football midfielder and referee.^[3][4] As a player he reached the 1948 Cupa României final with CFR Timișoara, which was lost with 3–2 against ITA Arad.^[5] As a referee, he arbitrated the 1967 Cupa României final.^[6][7] He also arbitrated at international and European club level.^[8]

Iosif Ritter

Personal information
Date of birth	(1921-12-02)2 December 1921[1]
Place of birth	Timișoara, Kingdom of Romania[1]
Date of death	30 August 2006(2006-08-30) (aged 84)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder[1]
Youth career
1938	Chinezul Timișoara
1938–1940	Rapid București
1940	CFR Timișoara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1941–1945	Rapid București[a]	4	(1)
1946–1955	Locomotiva Timișoara	173	(5)
Total		177	(6)
International career
1945–1949	Romania	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Iosif Ritter played 17 matches for Romania's national team, including 12 at the 1946, 1947 and 1948 Balkan Cups.^[9] He was part of Romania's squad at the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[10]

Honours

Locomotiva Timișoara

• Cupa României runner-up: 1947–48^[5]

Notes

1. The Divizia A 1940–41 was the last season before World War II and the Divizia A 1946–47 was the first one after, so the appearances and goals scored during this period for Rapid București are not official.^[2]