Antonio Rattín

Antonio Rattín

Antonio Ubaldo Rattín ( born May 16, 1937 in Tigre, Buenos Aires Province ) is a former Argentine footballer and politician.

Life

The midfielder, who " El Rata " ( The rat ) was called, played all his life for Boca Juniors, for in 1956 he made ​​his debut. He bribed by his solid, quiet and mellow game. He and his team could win the championship and the 1969 Cup in the years 1962, 1964 and 1965.

For the Argentine national team, he ran to a total of 34 times and was part of the World Cup squad in 1962 and, as a team leader, also in 1966. In the quarter-final match against England in 1966, he was sent off for dissent from the constant German referee Rudolf Kreitlein. In addition to Rattín excited but huge and refused to leave the field. Two policemen finally had to remove him from the playing surface. In this game, this interruption broke the camel 's back. England won the match 1-0, but the result was a long-standing rivalry between the two teams that went beyond the usual.

Rattín finished his career in 1970 after a total of 353 games and 26 goals for Boca Juniors. He was then a youth coach of his club and, without being able to first later Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata but to build on his success as a player. He is still considered one of the greatest players who have ever played for Boca Juniors.

From 2001 to 2005, Rattin deputy in the Argentine National Congress.