Patricio Urrutia

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Patricio Urrutia
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Urrutia (C) celebrates with President of Ecuador Rafael Correa (L) and LDU goalkeeper José Cevallos (R) after winning the 2008 Copa Libertadores
Personal information
Full name Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza [1]
Date of birth (1978-10-15) 15 October 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Ventanas, Los Ríos, Ecuador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1997 Barcelona 0 (0)
1997–1998 Calvi 0 (0)
1998–1999 Técnico Universitario 30 (0)
1999–2002 Macará 79 (12)
2002 → Barcelona (loan) 38 (2)
2003–2009 LDU Quito 232 (42)
2009 Fluminense 5 (0)
2010–2013 LDU Quito 75 (1)
Total459(57)
International career
2002–2009 Ecuador 27 [3] (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza (born 15 October 1978) is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Urrutia started playing football for local club Liga Deportiva Cantonal de Ventanas. His professional career began at Barcelona de Guayaquil in 1996, but he never got any playing time. He was later transferred to Calvi, also in Guayaquil, and again never saw playing time at the club. The following year, he was traded to Técnico Universitario in Ambato in 1998. For the Ambato club, he got significant played time, earning 30 caps in his first year. After a dry season in 1999, he was transferred to crosstown rival Macará. At the club, he was a significant part of the squad, earning 79 caps and scoring 12 goals in three seasons. In 2002, he was loaned back to Barcelona for a season, playing in 38 matches and scoring two goals before being transferred to LDU Quito.

LDU Quito

Urrutia joined LDU Quito in 2003. During his time at the club, he has become a star and a prominent figure in the line-up as the team captain. Domestically, he has helped bring in three national titles to the club (2003, 2005 A, 2007). Internationally, he has brought success to himself and the club. In the 2005 Copa Libertadores, he was a joint top-scorer with 13 other players. He has since become the team's all-time top-scorer in the tournament with 18 goals. [4]

In 2008, he was a starting figure of the squad that won the 2008 Copa Libertadores, the first international title for the club and the country. During the campaign, he scored 7 goals, including the 4th in the first leg of the final, and the first penalty of the shootout in the second leg, and was voted the Most Valuable Player of the final.

Fluminense

Urrutia was expected to transfer to Brazilian club Fluminense. The club had been interested in Urrutia since the 2008 Copa Libertadores Final, but negotiations fell through back in 2008. The parties involved finally reach an agree for Patricio's transfer in August 2009. Pato travelled to Rio de Janeiro for medical exams, but he did not pass the medical tests because of inflammation on his right knee, which had recently been operated on. Fluminense, who at the time was in 19th position and in the relegation zone, wanted to use Pato's skills immediately. The approximate one-month recovery time prevented the team from incorporating Pato from the beginning. An initial decision was made to not sign Pato at that time, forcing him to stay with LDU Quito. [5] However, on 26 August 2009, Urrutía signed a two-year contract with Fluminense after a second round of medical exams showed the recovery time for his knee was less than expected. [6]

International career

Urrutia was first called up to the national team on 17 November 2004, in a 2006 World Cup qualifying match against Brazil in Quito. He was chosen to be part of Ecuador's team in the World Cup games in Germany 2006. His appointment to the Ecuadorian squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup raised a few eyebrows, as he had not made an appearance for them in months. He made his FIFA World Cup debut as a substitute for Agustín 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. This was the best result yet for Ecuador in their World Cup history 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. Since those tournaments, he has been regularly been called up to the squad and has become a major player in the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona SC 1994 Ecuadorian Serie A 00—00—00
199500—00—00
199600—00—00
199700—00—00
Calvi 1997Ecuadorian Serie A00—00—00
199800—00—00
Técnico Universitario 1998Ecuadorian Serie A300—00—00
1999 Serie B 00—00—00
Macará 1999Ecuadorian Serie A150—00—00
2000304—00—00
2001348—00—00
Barcelona SC (loan)2002Ecuadorian Serie A382—00—00
LDU Quito 2003Ecuadorian Serie A417—40—457
2004398—153—5411
20054412—113—5515
2006345—115—4510
2007304—42—346
2008 265—1342 [lower-alpha 2] 0419
2009 181—60—241
Fluminense 2009 Série A 500000—50
LDU Quito 2010* Ecuadorian Serie A231—701 [lower-alpha 3] 1301
2011 220—161—381
2012 280—00—280
2013 20—10—30

International

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Urrutia goal.
List of international goals scored by Patricio Urrutia
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
122 August 2007 Quito, EcuadorFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 1–01–0 Friendly
28 September 2007Quito, EcuadorFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 5–15–1Friendly
315 June 2008 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–01–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

LDU Quito

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