Francisco José Carlos Nitsche Compán (20 February 1930 – 23 October 2018) was a Chilean

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who played as a

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Career

As a youth player, Nitsche was with the team of Instituto Nacional, mainly as substitute of Sergio Litvak, who was the goalkeeper of Universidad Católica that won the Chilean Primera División title in 1954. He joined the

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youth system in 1948 and was promoted to the first team in 1950, staying with them until 1965. He ended his career with

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from 1966 to 1968. He played in six matches for the

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from 1957 to 1965. He was also part of Chile's squad for the

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Personal life

His paternal grandfather was

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and his mother was Andalucian.

Honours

Unión Española * Primera División:

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

Chile * :

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Francisco Nitsche
at PartidosdeLaRoja.com 1930 births 2018 deaths Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean people of German descent Chilean people of Andalusian descent Chilean people of Spanish descent Sportspeople of Spanish descent Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Unión Española footballers Audax Italiano footballers Chilean Primera División players Men's association football goalkeepers 20th-century Chilean sportsmen {{Chile-footy-goalkeeper-stub