Patricio Urrutia

Infobox Football biography
playername = Patricio Urrutia


fullname = Patricio Javier Urrutia Ezpinoza
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|10|15
cityofbirth = Guayaquil
countryofbirth = Ecuador
height = height|m=1.78 65 kg
nickname = Pato
position = Wing Forward
currentclub =LDU Quito
clubnumber = 8
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1996
1997
1998-1999
1999-2001
2002
2003-present
clubs = Barcelona SC
Calvi Guayaquil
Técnico Universitario
Macará
Barcelona SC
LDU Quito
caps(goals) =


76 (12)
37 (2)
207 (35)
nationalyears = 2002-present
nationalteam = Ecuador
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 24 May 2008
ntupdate = 24 May 2008

Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed "Pato" (born 15 October 1977) in the city of Guayaquil and famously known as an Ecuadorian footballer (Soccer player) of international distinction.

Playing Style

Urrutia is a midfielder with good passing skill and a great help to the Ecuadorian national team.

Club Career

Patricio Urrutia is a central midfielder for LDU Quito of the Ecuadorian Serie A. He is the captain of his club and was part of the squad who won the 2008 Copa Libertadores. He is having much success with his club and various teams of the outside are watching him.

Urrutia started out at Barcelona of Guayaquil but was then transferred to Calvi Guayaquil. He then went to Técnico Universitario where he played for a whole season, scoring 12 goals. After that, he went to Macará scoring 2 goals.

After Macará, his real success came as he joined LDU Quito. He stayed with LDUQ for five and a half seasons. Urrutia has been a prominent figure for his club, LDU Quito. He was captain of the team and scored seven goals for Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito in the Copa Libertadores 2008 helping them win the tournament. This was the first time ever that a team from Ecuador won the Copa Libertadores. Patricio was selected as most valuable player after the final game, in which LDU beat Fluminese in penalty kicks.

coutings

Patricio Urrutia only received interest by international teams after his performance with Liga de Quito, and his near historic victory in Argentina, were he conceived the Ecuadorian side's goal. Interest primarily arose from Fluminense, after their victory over such team in the Libertadores Final. Despites Fluminense's strong interest, which lead to turmoil between him, and the directives, his pass was not formulated. The directives of Liga de Quito had communicated to the media, that they seek the players participation in the current Copa Sudamericana, and the World Cup of Clubs. [http://www.ecuagol.com/ecuagol/content/news.php?PageIndex=09e2cca9-Ed63-4923-9c14-b3f53026a488&newsID=17046] Besides such needed presence of the player, the team also said that Fluminense did not correctly present their interest. The interested team contacted the player instead of the team Liga de Quito who have his contract. Fluminense's interest faded, but Santos, also of Brazil, has presented a new interest as well as teams in Europe such as Italy and Spain. [http://www.ecuagol.com/ecuagol/content/news.php?PageIndex=09e2cca9-Ed63-4923-9c14-b3f53026a488&newsID=17046]

International Career

As a central midfielder, 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, because his last previous international appearance had been against Brazil in 2004. He came as a substitute for Agustin 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 World Cup Soccer. 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. That match was to prepare for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Titles

ee also

*List of Basques
*Urrutia

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=10439 Career details] at National Football Teams