Patricio Graff
Argentine footballer and manager
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Patricio Andrés Graff (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡɾaf]; born 18 November 1975) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a left back who is the assistant coach of Alavés.
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Graff with Gimnasia in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patricio Andrés Graff[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1975[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alavés (Assistant) | ||
| 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 Gijón | 35 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Rayo Vallecano | 87 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Numancia | 54 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Hércules | 42 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Gimnasia LP | 27 | (0) |
| Total | 323 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Universidad Concepción (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | O'Higgins (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 2019–2020 | O'Higgins | ||
| 2021 | Palestino | ||
| 2022 | Coquimbo Unido | ||
| 2022–2023 | Elche B | ||
| 2024 | Manchego Ciudad Real | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Graff was born in Rosario, Santa Fe. He represented Rosario Central, Feyenoord, FC Den Bosch,[2] Sporting de Gijón,[3] Rayo Vallecano,[4] CD Numancia,[5] Hércules CF[6] and Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, in a 15-year senior career.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
Remanining in Chile, Graff then helped Coquimbo Unido[10] promote from the Primera B to the Primera División in 2018.[11] The following season, he led the team to the fifth place with the subsequent qualification for the first stage of the Copa Sudamericana.[12]
In December 2019, even though he had renewed his contract shortly after,[12] 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.[13][14][15]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 30 November 2024[16]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Coquimbo Unido | 30 May 2017 | 9 December 2019 | 79 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 43.04 |
| O'Higgins | 16 December 2019 | 9 October 2020 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 21.43 |
| Palestino | 19 August 2021 | 5 December 2021 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 35.29 |
| Coquimbo Unido | 6 January 2022 | 1 August 2022 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22.73 |
| Elche B | 26 December 2022 | 30 June 2023 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 33.33 |
| Manchego Ciudad Real | 27 December 2023 | 30 November 2024 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 27.27 |
| Total | 190 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 32.63 | ||