Patchy Toledo
Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1978)
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Patrícia "Patchy" Araujo Toledo (born 15 August 1978) is a Brazilian football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder and forward. Toledo is currently the head coach of the United States girls' national under-16 soccer team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrícia Araujo Toledo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1978[2] | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | United States U-16 (head coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | West Florida Argonauts | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur | 9 | (1) |
| 2008 | San Diego United | ||
| 2009 | OOH Lincoln Ladies | 4 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| Brazil U-19 | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022– | United States U-16 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
College career
Toledo moved to the United States and after a spell at Cloud County Community College in Kansas, she attended the University of West Florida between 2003 and 2006.[6] She won NCAA Division II All-South Region honours in 2005 and 2006.[7]
Club career
The Icelandic club Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur signed Toledo for the 2007 season,[1] but the club finished bottom of the league with seven points from 16 games.[8] Toledo returned to the US for season 2008, with WPSL team SD United.[9]
OOH Lincoln Ladies brought Toledo to England in October 2009.[10] She made four league appearances and scored one goal,[11] before departing in late December on account of the cold weather.[12]
International career
Managerial career
In August 2022, Toledo was named the head coach of the United States girls' national under-16 soccer team.[3]