Arturo Emilio Rodenak (13 April 1931 – 26 September 2012) was an

Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

–born Chilean

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, regarded as one of the greatest players in Rangers’ history.

Personal ife

Rodenak naturalized Chilean by residence in 1962. In 2009, he starred a short film called ''Palitroque'' (Breadstick) where he appeared drinking

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in the

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and remembering his years as Rangers player as well as the origin of his nickname. He died in

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, aged 81.

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