Patricio Mardones
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Patricio Mardones Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1988 | Universidad Católica | 152 | (16) |
| 1982 | → Rangers (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 1988–1991 | St. Gallen | 35 | (4) |
| 1992–1993 | O'Higgins | 54 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1995 | Chile | 29 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Universidad de Chile (youth) | ||
| 2001–2003 | Universidad de Chile (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2007 | Universidad del Desarrollo | ||
| 2012–2016 | INACAP | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis Patricio Mardones Díaz (born 17 July 1962), known as Patricio Mardones, is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Mardones is a historical player of the traditional rivals Universidad Católica and Universidad de Chile, since he won two national leagues along with each team.[1]
He played for the Chile national team and was capped 29 times scoring 2 goal between 1985 and 1995.[2] Mardones made his debut on 8 February 1985 in a friendly against Finland.
Coaching career
He worked for Universidad de Chile as the coach of youth ranks (1997–2001) and the assistant coach of the first team (2001–2003).[3] Next, he switched to the university football, and coached the teams of both Universidad del Desarrollo[3] and Universidad Tecnológica INACAP [es].[4]
In addition, from 2016 to 2017 he performed as Director of Azul Azul, the public limited company that manages Universidad de Chile.[5] Next, he switched to Head of Recruitment for the youth ranks until 2020.[6]
Personal life
Mardones was a candidate to councillor for La Reina commune in the 2024 Chilean regional elections.[7]
