Christian Patiño

Christian Patiño
Personal information
Full name Christian Patiño Gómez
Date of birth (1975-08-16) 16 August 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Agricultores de Guasave (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2003 América 128 (16)
1998–1999Unión de Curtidores (loan) 42 (0)
1999–2000León (loan) 18 (0)
2000–2001La Piedad (loan) 45 (0)
2004 San Luis 19 (2)
2004–2006 Sinaloa 46 (7)
2006 → Gallos de Caliente (loan) 2 (0)
2007 Querétaro 10 (1)
2007Celaya (loan) 9 (2)
International career
2003 Mexico 2 (1)
Managerial career
2024– Agricultores de Guasave
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Patiño Gómez (born 16 August 1975) is a Mexican former footballer and current manager of Liga Premier de México club Agricultores de Guasave.[1]

During his career as a footballer he played as a goalkeeper, starting his career in 1995 with the Mexican team Club América. Between 1998 and 2001 he was loaned to the clubs Unión de Curtidores, León and La Piedad.[1]

In 2001 he became the starting goalkeeper for América, scoring a goal in the final match of the Verano 2022 Tournament where his team defeated Club Necaxa.[2] In March 2003, Patiño played two matches with the Mexico national football team, being part of the Mexican national team in the games against Bolivia and Paraguay, scoring a goal in the second match.[3]

In 2004 he left América when he was transferred to San Luis F.C., where he only stayed for six months.[1] Between 2004 and 2007 he played for Dorados de Sinaloa.[4]

Finally in 2007 he went on to play with Querétaro F.C., where he also played a few games for Celaya F.C. which functioned as the reserve team of the Querétaro club. At the end of 2007 he retired from professional football.[1] After retiring, he established a project to support hispanic migrants in Philadelphia, focusing on football as a development tool for that community.[4]

On October 28, 2024, Patiño was appointed manager of the Mexican team Agricultores de Guasave, which plays in the Liga PremierSerie A, being his first position as coach of a professional soccer team.[5]

Honours

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América

Unión de Curtidores

Career statistics

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International

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National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2003 2 1
Total 2 1

International goals

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Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. March 26, 2003[3] Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States  Paraguay 1–1 1–1 Friendly match

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Christian Patiño Gómez". Liga MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Christian Patiño sobre América vs Necaxa del 2002: 'Feliz de haber sido protagonista'". RÉCORD (in Spanish). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Nos falta la chispa de los genios, admite Ricardo La Volpe". La Jornada (in Spanish). 28 March 2003. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b ""NUESTROS VALORES: Christian Patiño enseña el 'abc'"". Noroeste (in Spanish). 8 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Nuevo timonel: exjugador del América tomará las riendas de Agricultores FC tras salida de Aquivaldo". Línea Directa (in Spanish). 28 October 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Necaxa 0-3 América". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 26 May 2002. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  7. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (August 6, 2001). "Club America Beats D.C. United to Win Giants Cup Event". Los Angeles Times. p. B6. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b Pérez, Iván (23 November 2020). "1999 el año del rescate de la Fiera pero del adiós del Unión". Soy Fiera (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2024.