Patricio Nazario Yáñez Candia (born January 20, 1961) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Yáñez began his career in 1977 with

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and won the

Copa Apertura Segunda División The Copa Apertura Segunda División was an official football cup competition for Chilean teams playing only in the second level of the Chilean football system. It was played with irregularity between 1969 and 1990. Finals Titles by club Notes ...

and Chilean Segunda División in 1980. He moved to Spain to play for

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, and won the

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. For the 1985–86 season, he went on loan to

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, before playing for

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. In 1990, he returned to Chile, briefly playing for

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, before ending his career with

Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has pla ...

. During his time there, he won the

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twice and the

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and

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once.

International career

Yáñez appeared 43 times for the national team, scoring five goals. He made his debut on June 13, 1979, in a friendly against

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, replacing

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, and had his last match on November 16, 1994, against

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. He played for his native country in the

1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy, who defeated West Germany 3–1 i ...

El Pato Yáñez incident

In 1989, during the infamous incident involving the goalkeeper Roberto Rojas in a match against

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, Yáñez, under the frustration of believing his team was subject to unfairness, performed a gesture to the Brazilian fans by holding his genitals with both of his hands and his middle body slightly bent towards the front in an act of sexual intercourse. The moment was captured by Chilean national television, and as years have passed, the offensive gesture, when repeated or remembered, is known as "Pato Yáñez".

Post retirement

Following his retirement from football, Yáñez has mainly worked in TV and radio media as a football commentator. He has worked for the Chilean TV channels TVN, Canal 13,

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, Telecanal and , in addition to the Canal del Fútbol from 2014 to 2019. Also, he has worked for the international channels Fox Sports Chile, and ESPN Chile. In radio media he has worked for Radio Agricultura and

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Honours

Club

;San Luis *

(1): * Chilean Segunda División (1):

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;Real Valladolid *

(1):

;Colo-Colo *

(2):

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(1):

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(1):

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International

;Chile * (1):

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yanez, Patricio 1961 births Living people Footballers from Valparaíso Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Chile men's international footballers Primera B de Chile players Chilean Primera División players San Luis de Quillota footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Colo-Colo footballers La Liga players Real Valladolid players Real Zaragoza players Real Betis players Men's association football forwards 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1979 Copa América players 1989 Copa América players 1991 Copa América players Copa Libertadores-winning players Chilean association football commentators Televisión Nacional de Chile color commentators Chilevisión color commentators Canal del Fútbol color commentators Chilean radio personalities