Patricio Graff

Patricio Graff
Graff with Gimnasia in 2009
Personal information
Full name Patricio Andrés Graff[1]
Date of birth (1975-11-18) 18 November 1975 (age 48)[1]
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Manchego Ciudad Real (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Rosario Central 24 (0)
1996–1999 Feyenoord 44 (1)
1999–2000 Den Bosch 10 (0)
2000–2001 Sporting Gijón 35 (0)
2001–2004 Rayo Vallecano 87 (0)
2004–2006 Numancia 54 (1)
2006–2008 Hércules 42 (0)
2008–2010 Gimnasia LP 27 (0)
Total 323 (2)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Universidad Concepción (assistant)
2015 O'Higgins (assistant)
2017–2019 Coquimbo Unido
2019–2020 O'Higgins
2021 Palestino
2022 Coquimbo Unido
2022–2023 Elche B
2024– Manchego Ciudad Real
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patricio Andrés Graff (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡɾaf]; born 18 November 1975) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a left back, and currently the manager of Spanish club CD Manchego Ciudad Real.

Playing career

Graff was born in Rosario, Santa Fe. He represented Rosario Central, Feyenoord, FC Den Bosch,[2] Sporting de Gijón,[3] Rayo Vallecano,[4] CD Numancia,[5] Hércules CF[6] and Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, in a 15-year senior career.[7]

From 2002 to 2005, while in Spain, Graff experienced two relegations from La Liga (one with Rayo, another with Numancia). In that country, in which he played nearly one decade, he appeared in 235 official matches, 94 of those in the top division; he scored his only goal in the competition on 2 March 2005, as Numancia held hosts Levante UD to a 1–1 draw.[8]

Coaching career

Graff began working as a manager with former club Rosario Central's youth academy. Subsequently, he acted as assistant to his compatriot Pablo Sánchez at C.D. Universidad de Concepción and O'Higgins FC.[9]

Remanining in Chile, Graff then helped Coquimbo Unido[10] promote from the Primera B to the Primera División in 2018.[11] The following season, he led the team to the fifth place with the subsequent qualification for the first stage of the Copa Sudamericana.[12]

In December 2019, even though he had renewed his contract shortly after,[12] Graff signed a two-year deal with O'Higgins and was officially presented late in the month, being received at the Monasterio Celeste by 16 fans (in reference to the Tomé Tragedy) and the board of directors.[13][14][15]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 7 April 2024[16]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Coquimbo Unido 30 May 2017 9 December 2019 79 34 22 23 043.04
O'Higgins 16 December 2019 9 October 2020 14 3 2 9 021.43
Palestino 19 August 2021 5 December 2021 17 6 6 5 035.29
Coquimbo Unido 6 January 2022 1 August 2022 22 5 5 12 022.73
Elche B 26 December 2022 30 June 2023 15 5 4 6 033.33
Manchego Ciudad Real 27 December 2023 present 14 3 8 3 021.43
Total 161 56 47 58 034.78

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Patricio Andrés GRAFF". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Deze vijf Argentijnen gingen Senesi voor bij Feyenoord" [These five Argentinians preceded Senesi at Feyenoord]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ Cabranes, Ángel (8 September 2021). "A Rivarola le robaron la izquierda en Gijón" [Rivarola got robbed from the left in Gijón]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Graff firma cuatro años con el Rayo" [Graff signs for four years with Rayo]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 August 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Patricio Graff, la gran novedad del Hércules" [Patricio Graff, man of the hour at Hércules]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 27 October 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Graff será el décimo refuerzo" [Graff will be the tenth addition]. El Día (in Spanish). 7 August 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  8. ^ Tribó, Carolina (3 March 2005). "Reparto de puntos que sabe a poco" [Shared points leave a bad taste in mouth]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  9. ^ Serey Correa, Pablo (11 December 2019). "Vitamina Sánchez quiere ver a su discípulo en la UC: "El nombre más proyectable que hoy tiene la liga chilena es Patricio Graff"" [Vitamin Sánchez wants to see his disciple at UC: "The Chilean league's greatest commodity today is Patricio Graff"]. Publímetro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  10. ^ Rivera Valencia, Carlos (28 May 2017). "Patricio Graff tomará el mando de Coquimbo Unido a partir de este lunes" [Patricio Graff will be in charge of Coquimbo Unido from this Monday]. El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Coquimbo Unido se corona campeón de Primera B y asciende a la división de honor" [Coquimbo Unido crowned Primera B champions and promote to honour division] (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Graff renovó con Coquimbo hasta fines de 2020" [Graff renewed with Coquimbo until end of 2020] (in Spanish). ESPN. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  13. ^ Castañeda, Jaime (26 December 2019). "Estilo de juego, arquero, Pinilla y objetivos: Patricio Graff habló de todo en su presentación oficial" [Playing style, goalkeeper, Pinilla and objectives: Patricio Graff addressed everything in his official presentation]. El Tipógrafo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  14. ^ "O'Higgins presentó a Patricio Graff como su nuevo entrenador" [O'Higgins presented Patricio Graff as their new manager] (in Spanish). Al Aire Libre. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Hinchas de O'Higgins le entregaron el buzo del "Capo" a Patricio Graff" [O'Higgins supporters handed "Boss" tracksuit to Patricio Graff]. La Hora (in Spanish). 27 December 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  16. ^ Patricio Graff coach profile at Soccerway