Juan McKechnie

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.

Juan McKechnie
Personal information
Date of birth ?
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death ?
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
(1891–1894) (1900–1904) Alumni
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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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