Rodolpho Barteczko

Rodolpho Barteczko (12 November 1910 – 13 March 1988),[1] best known as Patesko, was a Brazilian footballer who played striker. He was born in Curitiba, Brazil and died in Rio de Janeiro.

Of Polish origin, in his career (1930–1943) he played for Palestra Itália, Força e Luz, Nacional (where he won two Uruguayan championships in 1933 and 1934) and Botafogo. He won the Rio de Janeiro State Tournament in 1935.

For the Brazilian team he participated at the 1930,[2] 1934, and 1938 World Cups. He died at 77 years old.

References and footnotes

  1. ^ CBF profile
  2. ^ According to FIFA, he would have been in the starting lineup against Yugoslavia, as per the official match report. Other sources, however, do not list him as part of the 1930 squad, including RSSSF, Folha Online (in Portuguese), and "Fussball-WM Total".