Patricio Graff

Patricio Andrés Graff (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡɹɑːf]; born 18 November 1975) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a left back, and the current manager of Chilean club O'Higgins FC.

Patricio Graff
Graff with Gimnasia in 2009
Personal information
Full name Patricio Andrés Graff[1]
Date of birth (1975-11-18) 18 November 1975[1]
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 O'Higgins (coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Rosario Central 24 (0)
1996–1999 Feyenoord 44 (1)
1999–2000 Den Bosch 10 (0)
2000–2001 Sporting de Gijón 35 (0)
2001–2004 Rayo Vallecano 87 (0)
2004–2006 Numancia 54 (1)
2006–2008 Hércules 42 (0)
2008–2010 Gimnasia La Plata 27 (0)
Total 323 (2)
Teams managed
2013–2014 Universidad Concepción (assistant)
2015 O'Higgins (assistant)
2017–2019 Coquimbo Unido
2019– O'Higgins
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Graff was born in Rosario, Santa Fe. He represented Rosario Central, Feyenoord, FC Den Bosch, Sporting de Gijón, Rayo Vallecano, CD Numancia,[2] Hércules CF and Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, in a 15-year senior career.

From 2002 to 2005, while in Spain, Graff experienced two relegations from La Liga (one with Rayo, another with Numancia). In that country, in which he played nearly one decade, he appeared in 235 official matches, 94 of those in the top division; he scored his only goal in the competition on 2 March 2005, as Numancia held hosts Levante UD to a 1–1 draw.[3]

Coaching career

Graff began working as a manager with former club Rosario Central's youth academy. Subsequently, he acted as assistant to his compatriot Pablo Sánchez at C.D. Universidad de Concepción and O'Higgins FC.[4]

Remanining in Chile, Graff then helped Coquimbo Unido[5] promote from the Primera B to the Primera División in 2018.[6] The following season, he led the team to the fifth place with the subsequent qualification for the first stage of the Copa Sudamericana.[7]

In December 2019, even though he had renewed his contract shortly after,[7] Graff signed a two-year deal with O'Higgins and was officially presented late in the month, being received at the Monasterio Celeste by 16 fans (in reference to the Tomé Tragedy) and the board of directors.[8][9][10]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020[11]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Coquimbo Unido 30 May 2017 9 December 2019 79 34 22 23 043.04
O'Higgins 16 December 2019 Present 7 1 1 5 014.29
Total 86 35 23 28 040.70

References
  1. "Patricio Andrés GRAFF". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. Tribó, Carolina (3 March 2005). "Reparto de puntos que sabe a poco" [Shared points leave a bad taste in mouth]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. Serey Correa, Pablo (11 December 2019). "Vitamina Sánchez quiere ver a su discípulo en la UC: "El nombre más proyectable que hoy tiene la liga chilena es Patricio Graff"" [Vitamin Sánchez wants to see his disciple at UC: "The Chilean league's greatest commodity today is Patricio Graff"]. Publímetro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. Rivera Valencia, Carlos (28 May 2017). "Patricio Graff tomará el mando de Coquimbo Unido a partir de este lunes" [Patricio Graff will be in charge of Coquimbo Unido from this Monday]. El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. "Coquimbo Unido se corona campeón de Primera B y asciende a la división de honor" [Coquimbo Unido crowned Primera B champions and promote to honour division] (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  7. "Graff renovó con Coquimbo hasta fines de 2020" [Graff renewed with Coquimbo until end of 2020] (in Spanish). ESPN. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  8. Castañeda, Jaime (26 December 2019). "Estilo de juego, arquero, Pinilla y objetivos: Patricio Graff habló de todo en su presentación oficial" [Playing style, goalkeeper, Pinilla and objectives: Patricio Graff addressed everything in his official presentation]. El Tipógrafo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  9. "O'Higgins presentó a Patricio Graff como su nuevo entrenador" [O'Higgins presented Patricio Graff as their new manager] (in Spanish). Al Aire Libre. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  10. "Hinchas de O'Higgins le entregaron el buzo del "Capo" a Patricio Graff" [O'Higgins supporters handed "Boss" tracksuit to Patricio Graff]. La Hora (in Spanish). 27 December 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  11. Patricio Graff coach profile at Soccerway
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