Patricio David Gomez Barroche (born 20 March 1981) is a retired

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. He last played for the Mexican club

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of the

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. He was born in Buenos Aires.

Career in Argentina

"El Pato" began his career in the Argentine Second Division playing for

Defensores de Belgrano Club Atlético Defensores de Belgrano (usually known as Defensores de Belgrano) is an Argentina, Argentine sports club from Nuñez, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in Primer ...

in 2001. After a strong presents, He then moved on to play with

Club Atlético Platense Club Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Florida, Buenos Aires. The club nickname is (Squid) after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink". Although the club hosts many activities, Pla ...

in 2003. In 2004, he moved on to play with Club Atlético Almirante Brown.

Career in El Salvador

He arrived to

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in 2005 to play with C.D. Vista Hermosa. He struggled in his first season with the club and was benched for a while. The very next season, he made his presence known in the country after scoring 13 goals in the Apertura 2006 Tournament. He moved on to play with

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo (often abbreviated to Firpo) is an El Salvador professional association football club based in Usulután. The club is the second-oldest in El Salvador and was founded as Tecún Umán on September 17, 1923, by a gr ...

in 2007 becoming one of the biggest changes in the country and becoming champion in his first season with

. On July 22, 2010, Barroche signed a one-year contract with Águila.

Naturalization rumors

Carlos de los Cobos Carlos de los Cobos Martínez (born 10 December 1958) is a Mexican former professional football player and manager who last managed El Salvador. Playing career As a player, de los Cobos spent the majority of his playing career in his native Me ...

made a statement that Barroche and Alejandro de la Cruz have both caught his attention and want to include them to El Salvador national team. Fans support his idea because of there individual talents and their possibilities to make the national team raise. Though, they both are not yet sure if they will accept the offer as both players look to receive a house in compensation for their talents.

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El Grafico Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez Barroche, Patricio 1981 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Buenos Aires Men's association football forwards Defensores de Belgrano footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers C.D. Vista Hermosa footballers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers C.S. Herediano footballers C.D. Águila footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador 21st-century Argentine sportsmen