Jairo Patiño

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Jairo Patiño
Personal information
Full name Jairo Leonard Patiño Rosero
Date of birth April 5, 1978 (1978-04-05) (age 30)
Place of birth    Cali, Colombia
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Banfield
Number 7
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998
1999
2000
2001–2003
2003–2004
2004–2006
2007
2007–
Deportivo Cali
Huila
Deportivo Pasto
Deportivo Cali
Newell's Old Boys
River Plate
Atlético Nacional
Banfield
 ? (?)
31 (8)
34 (10)
70 (9)
31 (6)
37 (2)
21 (8)
17 (2)   
National team
2003– Colombia 12 (4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 16 December 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jairo Patiño (born 5 April 1978 in Cali) is a Colombian professional football midfielder who currently plays for Banfield in Argentina.

[edit] Club career

Patiño started his career in 1999 at his hometown club Deportivo Cali. He moved to Atlético Huila in 1999, and then to Deportivo Pasto in 2000. In 2001 he returned to Deportivo Cali, before moving to Argentina in 2003 to join Newell's Old Boys. After impressing in the Argentine Primera División, he was signed by River Plate in 2004 where he stayed until 2006. In January 2005, River Plate turned down a £2.78m offer from English club Crystal Palace, who were then in the Premier League.[1]

He returned to Colombia to play for Atlético Nacional in 2007. In July 2007 he returned again to Argentina when he signed for Banfield [2][3]

[edit] International career

Patiño has been a regular in the Colombia national football team. He was part of the Colombian team that reached the final of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup which they lost 1-0 to Cameroon

He was part of the Colombian team that reached the Semi finals of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup in which Colombia lost 3-2 to Panama.

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