Jairo Patiño
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jairo Leonard Patiño Rosero | ||
| Date of birth | April 5, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| 1999 | Huila | 31 | (8) |
| 2000 | Deportivo Pasto | 34 | (10) |
| 2001–2003 | Deportivo Cali | 70 | (9) |
| 2003–2004 | Newell's | 31 | (6) |
| 2004–2006 | River Plate | 37 | (2) |
| 2007 | Atlético Nacional | 21 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | Banfield | 35 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | San Luis | 22 | (4) |
| 2009–2012 | Atlético Nacional | 46 | (4) |
| 2012– | Cúcuta Deportivo | 17 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Colombia | 35 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2013 | |||
Jairo Leonard Patiño Rosero (born 5 April 1978 in Cali) is a Colombian professional football midfielder who currently plays for Cúcuta Deportivo.
Club career
Nicknamed el Viejo, Patiño started his career in 1999 at his hometown club Deportivo Cali. He moved to Atlético Huila in 1999, and then to Deportivo Pasto in 2000. In 2001 he returned to Deportivo Cali, before moving to Argentina in 2003 to join Newell's Old Boys. After impressing in the Argentine Primera División, he was signed by River Plate in 2004 where he stayed until 2006. In January 2005, River Plate turned down a £2.78m offer from English club Crystal Palace, who were then in the Premier League.[1]
He returned to Colombia to play for Atlético Nacional in 2007. In July 2007 he returned again to Argentina when he signed for Banfield [2][3] After he joined San Luis F.C. in Mexico. And for the 2009–2010 season he went back to Colombia to join Atlético Nacional.
International career
Patiño has been a regular in the Colombia national football team. He was part of the Colombian team that reached the semi final of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup which they lost 1-0 to Cameroon. In this game Marc-Vivien Foé collapsed and died and Patiño was the closest player on the pitch to Foé at the time, and was the first to check on his situation.
He was part of the Colombian team that reached the Semi finals of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup in which Colombia lost 3-2 to Panama.
References
- ^ "Palace fail in move for Colombian". BBC Sport. 2005-01-27. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ Aspiramos a lo más grande
- ^ Patiño at goal.com
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cali
- Colombian footballers
- 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2004 Copa América players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- Atlético Huila footballers
- Deportivo Pasto footballers
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- River Plate footballers
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- Banfield footballers
- San Luis F.C. players
- Cúcuta Deportivo footballers
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Colombia international footballers