Patricio Urrutia

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Personal information
Patricio Urrutia
Full name	Patricio Javier, Urrutia Ezpinoza
Date of birth	October 15, 1978 (1978-10-15) (age 29)
Place of birth	Ecuador
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 65 kg
Playing position	Wing Forward
Club information
Current club	LDU Quito
Number	8
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2007-present	LDU Quito	(10)(5)
National team²
2002-present	Ecuador	(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 24 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato (born 15 October 1977) is an Ecuadorian footballer of international distinction. A central midfielder for the Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito, he was chosen to be part of Ecuador's team in the World Cup games in Germany in 2006. His appointment to the Ecuadorian squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup raised a few eyebrows mainly because his last international appearance was against Brazil in 2004.

Urrutia is a midfielder with good passing skill and a great help to the Ecuadorian national team. He came as a substitute for Agustin Delgado in the 2006 World Cup games against Poland and Costa Rica, where they won 2-0 and 3-0 respectively, securing a historic qualification to the round of sixteen.

He was also called up for the 2007 Copa América. He scored the only goal of the game in a friendly match against Bolivia from the penalty spot on 22 August 2007. That match was to prepare for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Urrutia has been a prominent figure for his club, LDU Quito. He scored five goals for Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito in the Copa Libertadores 2006 helping them reach the quarterfinals.

v • d • e Ecuador squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Villafuerte • 2 Guagua • 3 Hurtado • 4 de la Cruz • 5 Perlaza • 6 Urrutia • 7 Lara • 8 Méndez • 9 Borja • 10 Kaviedes • 11 Delgado • 12 Mora • 13 Ambrosi • 14 Castillo • 15 Ayoví • 16 Valencia • 17 Espinoza • 18 Reasco • 19 Saritama • 20 E. Tenorio • 21 C. Tenorio • 22 Lanza • 23 Benítez • Coach: Suárez