Iosif Ritter

Romanian footballer

Iosif RitterPersonal information

Date of birth|  (1921-12-02)2 December 1921[1]
Place of birth|  Timișoara, Kingdom of 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[a]|  4|  (1)
1946–1955|  Locomotiva Timișoara|  173|  (5)
Total|  |  177|  (6)
International career
1945–1949|  Romania|  17|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

## International career[edit]

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[edit]

Locomotiva Timișoara

* Cupa României runner-up: 1947–48[5]

## Notes[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Iosif Ritter at National-Football-Teams.com
2. ^ Iosif Ritter at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
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. ^ a b "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.

## External links[edit]

* Iosif Ritter at WorldFootball.net

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Romania squad – 1952 Summer Olympics

* 1 Crâsnic
* 2 Farmati
* 3 Călinoiu
* 4 Bodo
* 5 Petschovschi (c)
* 6 Kovács
* 7 Mercea
* 8 F. Zavoda
* 9 Serfözö
* 10 Iordache
* 11 Paraschiva
* 12 Balint
* 13 Bone
* 14 Fodor
* 15 Ozon
* 16 Popa
* 17 Suru
* 18 Voinescu
* 19 V. Zavoda
* 20 Ritter
* Coach: Popescu

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