Charles Robert Ruesch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Switzerland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1905 | Athletic Club | ||
| 1915–1916 | Stade Rennais | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Charles Robert Ruesch was a Swiss footballer who played as a defender for Athletic Club.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Born in Switzerland, Ruesch moved to Madrid for unknown reasons, and in 1903, he represented Athletic Madrid (currently known as Atlético Madrid) in a foot race through the streets of Madrid organized by Manuel Rodríguez Arzuaga, who donated a trophy valued at 500 pesetas to the winner, the so-called Copa Rodríguez Arzuaga; Ruesch won the race, being closely followed by four teammates, all of them members of the Athletic Madrid, which was thus proclaimed champion of the tournament.[3] Copa Rodríguez Arzuaga quickly became the main athletics tournament in Madrid, with Ruesch and Athletic participating again in the 1904 edition, which was won Sociedad Gimnástica.[3] On 22 April 1905, Athletic's Ruesch won the third edition of the Copa Rodríguez Arzuaga with a time of 40.09 seconds, narrowly ahead of Gimnástica's José Nougués (40.10) and Athletic's Jerónimo López (41.01), doing so in front of a thousand spectators.[3][4]
In 1905, Athletic Madrid loaned some of its players to Athletic Bilbao to reinforce the Basque team in the 1905 Copa del Rey, such as Ruesch, Javier Prado, Tomás Murga, and Miguel de Valdeterrazo.[5] Madrid to join Athletic Bilbao, where he played for the club's football section, starting in the 1905 Copa del Rey final, which ended in a 0–1 loss to Madrid FC.[6][7]
At some point after 1905, Ruesch moved to Rennes, France, where he became the first foreign player in the history of Stade Rennais in 1916.[8]
Honours
[edit]- Copa del Rey:
- Runner-up (1): 1905
References
[edit]- ^ "Ruesch, Charles Robert Ruesch - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Ruesch - Player". www.athletic-club.eus. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Historia de un Atleti polideportivo - El Atletismo" [History of a multi-sports Athlete - Athleticism]. los50.es (in Spanish). 23 February 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Año 1905". historia-atletismo-madrid.over-blog.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "1.3. La fundación del Athletic Club de Madrid" [1.3. The foundation of Athletic Club de Madrid] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Spain - Cup 1905". RSSSF. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Madrid - Athletic Club (1 - 0) 18/04/1905". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "L'histoire des stades du Stade Rennais" [The history of the Stade Rennais stadiums] (in French). Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.