Patricio Antonio Almendra Cifuentes (Spanish pronunciation: [paˈtɾisjo alˈmendɾa], born 3 September 1977) is a Chilean former footballer and current football manager.

Patricio Almendra
Personal information
Full name Patricio Antonio Almendra Cifuentes
Date of birth (1977-09-03) 3 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Concepción, Chile
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
San Luis (assistant coach)
Youth career
1993–1996 Huachipato
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Huachipato
1998 Lower Hutt City
1998 Fernández Vial
1999 Universidad de Concepción
2000–2001 Deportes Concepción
2001 Santiago Morning
2002–2003 Football Kingz 18 (6)
2003 Al-Ittihad
2003 Al-Ahli
2004–2010 Deportes Concepción 195 (30)
2006Unión Española (loan) 22 (0)
2007Curicó Unido (loan) 12 (0)
2012 Deportes Concepción 10 (0)
International career
2001 Chile 2 (0)
2001 Chile B 1 (0)
Managerial career
2011 Deportes Concepción (assistant)
2013–2014 Deportes Concepción
2014–2015 Santiago Morning
2017 Naval
2018 Iberia
2019–2020 Fernández Vial (assistant)
2022– San Luis (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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Almendra made two appearances for the Chile national team in 2001.[1] In addition, he made an appearance for Chile B in the friendly match against Catalonia on 28 December 2001.[2]

Personal life

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He is the older brother of the former footballer and futsal player Jonatan Almendra.[3]

Honours

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Club

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Al-Ahli

References

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  1. ^ "Patricio Almendra". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ Morrison, Neil (2 February 2005). "International Matches 2001 – Other". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ Santibáñez, Felipe (16 August 2020). "Se salvó de un atentado y reforzará al equipo de Zlatan: La notable historia del primer chileno que jugará la Champions de futsal". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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