Mexican footballer (born 1975)
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Patiño and the second or maternal family name is
Gómez.
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 Premier – Serie A, being his first position as coach of a professional soccer team.[5]
Honours
América
Unión de Curtidores
Career statistics
International
| National team |
Year |
Apps |
Goals
|
| Mexico
|
2003 |
2 |
1
|
| Total |
2 |
1
|
International goals
References
