Juan McKechnie

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Juan McKechnie
Personal information
Date of birth 1870?
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death ?
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1891-1904 Alumni
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan McKechnie (c.1870-?) was an Argentine association football goalkeeper that spent most of his career playing for legendary team Alumni, [1] where he won six titles.

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Career

McKechnie was born in Buenos Aires, member of a family of Scottish origin. He began his career in 1891 in Alumni. The next team in which he played was Lomas Academy, winning the Argentine Primera División championship of 1896. [2]

In 1897, McKechnie played in Lobos Athletic Club, team where he came runner-up in 1898 and 1899, where the team lost the final match to Belgrano Athletic Club. [3] In 1900, he moved to Buenos Aires English High School (then renamed "Alumni") [4] that would win a large number of titles [5] until its dissolution in 1911. [6]

Titles

Lomas Academy
Alumni

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References

  1. ↑ Argentina - First Level 1903, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  2. ↑ Argentina 1896, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  3. ↑ Argentina 1899, Osvaldo José Gorgazzi - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  4. ↑ "El arte de atajar - parte uno", El Gráfico, 17 Nov 2008
  5. ↑ Argentina 1900, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  6. ↑ Argentina 1902, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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