Patricio Yáñez
 Yáñez in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patricio Nazario Yáñez Candia | ||
| Date of birth | January 20, 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Valparaíso, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
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San Luis Quillota | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1982 | San Luis | ||
| 1982–1986 | Real Valladolid | 138 | (18) |
| 1985–1986 | → Real Zaragoza (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 1987–1989 | Real Betis | 55 | (3) |
| 1990 |
Universidad de Chile | 13 | (1) |
| 1991–1995 | Colo-Colo | 106 | (21) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1979–1994 | Chile | 43 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 28, 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 28, 2007 | |||
Patricio Nazario Yáñez Candia (born January 20, 1961) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Yáñez began his career in 1977 with
International career
Yáñez appeared 43 times for the national team, scoring five goals.[1] He made his debut on June 13, 1979, in a friendly against Ecuador, replacing Jorge Neumann, and had his last match on November 16, 1994, against Argentina. He played for his native country in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[2]
El Pato Yáñez incident
In 1989, during the infamous incident involving the goalkeeper Roberto Rojas in a match against Brazil, Yáñez, under the frustration of believing his team was subject to unfairness, performed a gesture to the Brazilian fans by holding his genitals with both of his hands and his middle body slightly bent towards the front in an act of sexual intercourse. The moment was captured by Chilean national television, and as years have passed, the offensive gesture, when repeated or remembered, is known as "Pato Yáñez".
Post retirement
Following his retirement from football, Yáñez has mainly worked in TV and radio media as a
Honours
Club
- San Luis
- Copa Apertura Segunda División (1): 1980 [es]
- Chilean Segunda División (1): 1980
- Real Valladolid
- Copa de la Liga (1): 1984
- Colo-Colo
- Chilean Primera División (2): 1991, 1993
- Copa Chile (1): 1994
- Copa Libertadores (1): 1991
- Recopa Sudamericana (1): 1992
International
- Chile[7]
- Copa Juan Pinto Durán [es] (1): 1979 [es]
References
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (February 19, 2010). "Chile - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on March 17, 2009.
- ^ Patricio Yáñez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ a b "Patricio Yáñez comentará para CHV" (in Spanish). La Tercera. May 30, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Pato Yáñez es despedido de CDF y llega como nueva carta a Fox Sports" (in Spanish). La Cuarta. January 31, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ @giraltpablo (June 26, 2016). "Arrancamos la previa en @DIRECTVSports" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved July 29, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Napoli, Walter (January 17, 2020). "ESPN Radio hace su estreno en Chile". ESPN Press Room (in Spanish). ESPN. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Patricio Yáñez". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved July 29, 2022.
External links
- Patricio Yáñez at National-Football-Teams.com
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