Jairo Patiño

Jairo Leonard Patiño Rosero (born 5 April 1978) is a Colombian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Jairo Patiño
Personal information
Full name Jairo Leonard Patiño Rosero
Date of birth (1978-04-05) 5 April 1978
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Deportivo Cali
1999 Atlético Huila 31 (8)
2000 Deportivo Pasto 34 (10)
2001–2003 Deportivo Cali 70 (9)
2003–2004 Newell's Old Boys 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)
2012–2013 Cúcuta Deportivo 19 (1)
2014 Deportivo Pasto 17 (1)
2015 Llaneros 2 (0)
National team
2003–2007 Colombia 35 (3)
Teams managed
2017–2018 Llaneros
2019 Bogotá
2020 Cúcuta Deportivo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
  1. "Palace fail in move for Colombian". BBC Sport. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
  2. Aspiramos a lo más grande
  3. Patiño at goal.com
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