Francisco Nitsche

Francisco José Carlos Nitsche Compán (20 February 1930 – 23 October 2018) was a Chilean footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Francisco Nitsche
Personal information
Full name Francisco José Carlos Nitsche Compán
Date of birth (1930-02-20)20 February 1930[1]
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Date of death 23 October 2018(2018-10-23) (aged 88)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Instituto Nacional
1948–1949 Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1965 Unión Española
1966–1968 Audax Italiano 39 (0)
International career
1957–1965 Chile 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

As a youth player, Nitsche was with the team of Instituto Nacional, mainly as substitute of Sergio Litvak, who was the goalkeeper of Universidad Católica that won the Chilean Primera División title in 1954. He joined the Unión Española youth system in 1948 and was promoted to the first team in 1950, staying with them until 1965. He ended his career with Audax Italiano from 1966 to 1968.[1]

He played in six matches for the Chile national football team from 1957 to 1965.[2] He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1956 South American Championship.[3]

Personal life

His paternal grandfather was German and his mother was Andalucian.[1]

Honours

Unión Española

Chile

  • Copa del Pacífico: 1965[1][4]

References
  1. Llanos Ibarra, Heriberto (9 November 2022). "El desconocido debut de Francisco Nitsche". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. "Francisco Nitsche". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. "South American Championship 1956". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. "[28/04/1965] Perú-Chile 0:1". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2023.


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