Patri (footballer)

Patricio Moreno Ruiz (born 21 March 1977), commonly known as Patri, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the current assistant coach of Getafe.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.

Patri
Personal information
Full name Patricio Moreno Ruiz
Date of birth (1977-03-21) 21 March 1977
Place of birth Don Benito, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Getafe (assistant)
Youth career
Don Benito
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Don Benito
1998–2000 Extremadura B
2000–2002 Alicante 33+ (7+)
2002–2004 Poli Ejido 37 (0)
2004–2006 Hércules 33 (0)
2006–2007 Águilas 35 (8)
2007–2009 Alcoyano 68 (7)
2009–2010 Elche 13 (0)
2010–2011 Cerro Reyes 18 (3)
2011 La Muela 11 (1)
2011–2017 Don Benito
Total 248 (26)
Managerial career
2017–2019 Don Benito (assistant)
2019–2021 Getafe (assistant)
2021– Valencia (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Don Benito, Badajoz, Extremadura, Patri started his career with hometown side CD Don Benito. After representing CF Extremadura's reserves, he joined Tercera División's Alicante CF in 2000, achieving immediate promotion and being an undisputed starter as his side finished sixth in the 2001–02 Segunda División B.

Patri signed for Segunda División side Polideportivo Ejido in 2002, and made his professional debut on 1 September of that year by starting in a 0–0 away draw against SD Eibar. After two seasons at the club, he moved to Hércules CF in the third division, helping the side achieve promotion but being rarely used afterwards.

Patri was a regular starter in his following two clubs, Águilas CF (where he scored a career-best eight goals) and CD Alcoyano, before returning to the second division with Elche CF.[1] Again rarely used (only four starts, 363 minutes of action), he went on to resume his career in the lower leagues, representing AD Cerro de Reyes[2] and CD La Muela during the 2010–11 campaign, with both clubs folding until the end of it.

In 2011, Patri returned to Don Benito, where he retired in March 2017 at the age of nearly 40. He immediately started working as Juancho Pozo's assistant at the very same club.[3]

On 8 August 2019, Patri was appointed José Bordalás' assistant at La Liga club Getafe CF.[4]

References
  1. "Ripa y Patri llegan con la intención de dar "lo máximo"" [Ripa and Patri arrive with the intention of giving "it all"] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ""El ambiente en el vestuario es sensacional"" [The atmosphere at the dressing room is sensational] (in Spanish). Hoy. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. "Juancho Pozo y Patri dirigirán al Don Benito, tras colgar el capitán las botas" [Juancho Pozo and Patri will manage Don Benito, after the captain hung up his boots] (in Spanish). Área Deportiva. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. "Patri, del Don Benito al Getafe" [Patri, from Don Benito to Getafe]. Marca (in Spanish). Madrid. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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