Francisco Solano Patiño (1923 – 17 June 1990) was a

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striker.

Career

Born in

Formosa, Argentina Formosa () is the capital city of the Argentine province of Formosa, on the banks of the Paraguay River, opposite the Paraguayan town of Alberdi, about north from Buenos Aires, on National Route 11. The city has a population of about 234, ...

, Solano Patiño moved to

where he played football with

Club Sol de América Club Sol de América is a Paraguayan sports club, mostly known for its Association football, football team. The club is located in barrio Obrero (Asunción), Barrio Obrero, Asunción, and was founded in 1909. The stadium Sol de America uses for m ...

and

Club Guaraní Club Guaraní is a Paraguayan professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the ...

. In 1950, he moved abroad to play in the Colombian league with

Boca Juniors de Cali Boca Juniors de Cali is a professional football club which represented the Colombian city of Cali from its creation in 1937 until its exit from professional football in 1957 and again from 2019 onwards competing in the Categoría Primera B, the ...

. He had a brief spell in the Argentina Primera Division with

Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán () is an Argentine sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is notable for its association football, football team, that currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, Primera Divi ...

during 1954, before moving to

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where he would finish his career. In 1956, Solano Patiño won the league with

Deportes Quindío Deportes Quindío is a Colombian professional football club based in Armenia that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. The club was founded on 8 January 1951, and its best achievement was winning the 1956 league tournament. They play thei ...

. He is one of the all-time Colombian league's leading goal-scorers with 147 goals.

Personal

Solano Patiño died in June 1990.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Solano Patino, Francisco 1923 births 1990 deaths Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Club Sol de América footballers Club Guaraní players Club Atlético Huracán footballers Deportes Quindío footballers Deportivo Pereira footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Categoría Primera A players Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Paraguayan football managers América de Cali managers Deportivo Cali managers Men's association football forwards Argentine emigrants to Paraguay Footballers from Formosa, Argentina