Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luís Reñé Padrisa | ||
Birth name | Lluís Reñé i Padrisa | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | ||
Date of death | 2 July 1963 | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1907–1908 | Ibèric FC | ||
1908–1909 | FC Català | ||
1909–1910 | RCD Espanyol | ||
1910–1911 | FC Espanya | ||
1911–1914 | FC Barcelona | 72 | |
1914 | FC Espanya | ||
1915 | Universitary SC | ||
International career | |||
1910–1912 | Catalonia | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]