Juan McKechnie (c.1870-?) was an Argentine

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that spent most of his career playing for legendary team

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, where he won six titles.

Career

McKechnie was born in Buenos Aires, member of a family of Scottish origin. He began his career in 1891 in

. The next team in which he played was

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, winning the Argentine Primera División championship of

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. In 1897, McKechnie played in

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, team where he came runner-up in 1898 and 1899, where the team lost the final match to

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. In 1900, he moved to Buenos Aires English High School (then renamed "Alumni") that would win a large number of titles until its dissolution in 1911.

Titles

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* Argentine Primera División (1):

;

* Argentine Primera División (4):

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

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Tie Cup The Tie Cup Competition (also known as Copa de Competencia Chevallier Boutell) is a defunct international football tournament played between representatives of the Argentina and Uruguay Associations. It was one of the earliest international footbal ...

(2): 1901, 1902

References

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