Patricio Enrique Neira Muñoz (born 18 April 1979) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Mexico.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patricio Enrique Neira Muñoz | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palestino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Palestino | 46 | (14) |
| 1999 | Huachipato | 25 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Puebla | ||
| 2000 | Palestino | 16 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Deportes Arica | (22) | |
| 2003 | Deportes Concepción | (6) | |
| 2004 | Universidad de Concepción | 8 | (1) |
| 2004 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 2005 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 27 | (8) |
| 2006 | Rangers | 29 | (5) |
| 2007 | Deportivo Temuco | 38 | (9) |
| 2008 | Deportes Copiapó | 19 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Chile U20 | 9 | (4) |
| 1999 | Chile | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editA product of the Palestino youth system, Neira played for them[2] and Huachipato before joining Mexican side Puebla in 1999.[3]
Back in Chile, he returned to Palestino in second half 2000.[4] In the Chilean top division, he also played for Universidad de Concepción, Deportes Puerto Montt and Rangers de Talca.[3]
In the Chilean second level, he played for Deportes Arica,[5] Deportes Concepción, Santiago Morning,[3] Deportivo Temuco[6] and Deportes Copiapó, his last club.[7]
International career
editNeira represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1999 South American Championship,[8][9] becoming the team top goalscorer with four goals.[10]
In February of the same year, he made two appearances for the Chile senior team in friendlies against Guatemala and the United States.[11]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ "Patricio Neira". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Equipos Mexicanos Prefieren Arietes Chilenos" (PDF). Diario de Colima (in Spanish). 14541. Mexico: 17. 2 January 1998. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Campos, César (28 January 2023). ""Los jugadores de La Roja Sub-20 no son niños, han jugado en Primera a estadio lleno, hay que exigirles"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Palestino 2000 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "MÁS DE 280 FUTBOLISTAS QUEDARON EN LIBERTAD DE ACCIÓN". www.clubdeportivo.udec.cl (in Spanish). SIFUP. 11 January 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "La inédita mini gira de Cuba por Osorno y Temuco". Asifuch (in Spanish). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ a b C., J.P. (18 September 2019). "La nueva vida de Pato Neira: pasó de eterno goleador a ser representante" (in Spanish). La Cuarta. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Aceituno Rubilar, Freddy Enrique; Álvarez González, Ricardo Blas (November 2016). JUEGOS DE CHICOS PROBLEMAS DE GRANDES: Las selecciones menores del fútbol chileno (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: University of Chile. pp. 130–137. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Sánchez, Francisco (18 January 2023). ""Tuve ofertas de Valencia y Bayern Múnich": los recuerdos de ex goleador de la Roja Sub 20". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Patricio Neira". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
External links
edit- Patricio Neira at WorldFootball.net
- Patricio Neira at BDFA (in Spanish)