Patricio Neira
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patricio Enrique Neira Muñoz | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palestino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Palestino | 46 | (14) |
| 1999 | Huachipato | 25 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Puebla | ||
| 2000 | Palestino | 16 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Deportes Arica | (22) | |
| 2003 | Deportes Concepción | (6) | |
| 2004 | Universidad de Concepción | 8 | (1) |
| 2004 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 2005 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 27 | (8) |
| 2006 | Rangers | 29 | (5) |
| 2007 | Deportivo Temuco | 38 | (9) |
| 2008 | Deportes Copiapó | 19 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Chile U20 | 9 | (4) |
| 1999 | Chile | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Patricio Enrique Neira Muñoz (born 18 April 1979) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Chile and Mexico.
A product of the Palestino youth system, Neira played for them[2] and Huachipato before joining Mexican side Puebla in 1999.[3]
He returned to Palestino in Chile in the second half of 2000.[4] He played for Universidad de Concepción, Deportes Puerto Montt and Rangers de Talca in the Chilean top division.[3]
In the Chilean second level, he played for Deportes Arica,[5] Deportes Concepción, Santiago Morning,[3] Deportivo Temuco[6] and Deportes Copiapó, his last club.[7]
International career
Neira represented Chile at the under-20 level in the 1999 South American Championship,[8][9] becoming the team's top goalscorer with four goals.[10] Previously, he had won the 1998 L'Alcúdia International Tournament.[11]
In February of the same year, he made two appearances for the Chile senior team in friendlies against Guatemala and the United States.[12]