Patricio Neira

Patricio Enrique Neira Muñoz (born 18 April 1979) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Mexico.

Patricio Neira
Personal information
Full name Patricio Enrique Neira Muñoz
Date of birth (1979-04-18) 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

A 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

Neira 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

Neira works as a football agent.[7][10]

In December 2022, he suffered a CVA.[10]

References
  1. "Patricio Neira". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. "Equipos Mexicanos Prefieren Arietes Chilenos" (PDF). Diario de Colima (in Spanish). Mexico. 14541: 17. 2 January 1998. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. "Palestino 2000 - Campeonato de Clausura". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  5. "MÁS DE 280 FUTBOLISTAS QUEDARON EN LIBERTAD DE ACCIÓN". www.clubdeportivo.udec.cl (in Spanish). SIFUP. 11 January 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  6. "La inédita mini gira de Cuba por Osorno y Temuco". Asifuch (in Spanish). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  7. 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.
  8. "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "Patricio Neira". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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