Luis Patricio Mardones Díaz (born 17 July 1962), known as Patricio Mardones, is a former

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an football midfielder.

Playing career

Mardones is a historical player of the traditional rivals Universidad Católica and

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, since he won 2 national leagues along with each team. He played for the

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and was capped 29 times scoring 2 goal between 1985 and 1995. Mardones made his debut on 8 February 1985 in a friendly against

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Coaching career

He worked for

as the coach of youth ranks (1997–2001) and the assistant coach of the first team (2001–2003). Next, he switched to the university football, and coached the teams of both

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and . In addition, from 2016 to 2017 he performed as

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of ''Azul Azul'', the

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that manages Universidad de Chile. Next, he switched to Head of Recruitment for the youth ranks until 2020.

Honours

Club

;Universidad Católica * Copa Polla Gol (1):

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* Copa de la Reoública (1):

* Primera División (2):

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

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;Universidad de Chile * Primera División (2):

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References

External links

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Patricio Mardones
at PartidosdelaRoja (in Spanish)
Patricio Mardones
at PlaymakerStats 1962 births Living people People from Cachapoal Province Footballers from O'Higgins Region Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers 1987 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players Chilean Primera División players Rangers de Talca footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Swiss Super League players FC St. Gallen players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Men's association football midfielders Chilean football managers {{Chile-footy-midfielder-stub