Luis Reñé
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
Club career
[edit]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]
International career
[edit]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]
Honours
[edit]- Catalan championship:
- Champions (1): 1912–13
- Pyrenees Cup:
- Copa del Rey:
References
[edit]- ^ "Lluís Reñé Padrisa - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Lluís Reñé Padrisa stats - FC Barcelona Players". players.fcbarcelona.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Lluís Reñé and Padrisa". www.enciclopedia.cat. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Lluís Reñé Padrisa". periquito.cat. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Barcelona - Gimnástica Española (4 - 0) 12/04/1911". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Spain - Cup 1911". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Spain - Cup 1912". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Third edition (1912)". RSSSF. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Spain - Cups 1913". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Catalonia 0–7 France". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Hemeroteca. 22 February 1912. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.