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, 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[lower-alpha 1] 4 (1)
1946–1955 Locomotiva Timișoara 173 (5)
Total 177 (6)
National team
1945–1949 Romania 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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]

References
  1. Iosif Ritter at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Iosif Ritter at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  3. "Legende feroviare. Gara Mare, înainte de Apocalipsa ultimilor ani" [Railway legends. Gara Mare, before the Apocalypse of the last years] (in Romanian). Ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. "Iosif Ritter referee profile". Labtof. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. "Romanian Cup - 1947-1948". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  6. "Romanian Cup - 1966-1967". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. "Steaua vs Foresta Falticeni Cupa Romaniei 1966-1967". Labtof. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  8. "Referee profile". WorldFootball.
  9. "Iosif Ritter". European Football. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  10. "Iosif Ritter". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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