Patricio Urrutia

Patricio Urrutia

Patricio Urrutia (C) celebrates with President of Ecuador Rafael Correa (L) and Sports Minister Jose Cevallos (R) the 2008's Copa Libertadores of America
Personal information
Full name Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza
Date of birth (1977-10-15) October 15, 1977
Place of birth Ventanas, Los Ríos, Ecuador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Central Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Barcelona 0 (0)
1997–1998 Calvi 0 (0)
1998–1999 Técnico Universitario 30 (0)
1999–2002 Macará 79 (12)
2002 → Barcelona (loan) 38 (2)
2003–2009 LDU Quito 232 (42)
2009 Fluminense 5 (0)
2010–2013 LDU Quito 75 (1)
Total 459 (57)
National team‡
2002–2009 Ecuador 27[1] (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 23, 2013.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 7, 2009
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Urrutia and the second or maternal family name is Espinoza.

Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato (born October 15, 1978 in Ventanas, Los Ríos), is a retired Ecuadorian politician and footballer.

Club career

Early career

Urrutia first started playing football for Liga Deportiva Cantonal de Ventanas, an amateur team in his hometown of Ventanas. He got his professional start for Barcelona in Guayaquil in 1996, but never got any playing time. He was later transferred to Calvi, also in Guayaquil, and again never saw playing time at the club. The following year, he was traded to Técnico Universitario in Ambato in 1998. For the Ambato club, he got significant played time, earning 30 caps in his first year. After a dry season in 1999, he was transferred to crosstown rival Macará. At the club, he was a significant part of the squad, earning 79 caps and scoring 12 goals in three season. In 2002, he was loan back to Barcelona for a season, playing in 38 matches and scoring two goals before being transferred to LDU Quito.

LDU Quito

Urrutia joined LDU Quito in 2003, where has stayed since. During his time at the club, he has become a star and a prominent figure in the line-up as the team captain. Domestically, he has helped bring in three national titles to the club (2003, 2005 A, 2007). Internationally, he has brought success to himself and the club. In the 2005 Copa Libertadores, he was a joint top-scorer with 13 other players. He has since become the team's all-time top-scorer in the tournament with 18 goals.[2]

In 2008, he was a starting figure of the squad that won the 2008 Copa Libertadores, the first international title for the club and the country. During the campaign, he scored 7 goals, including the 4th in the first leg of the final, and the first penalty of the shootout in the second leg, and was voted the Most Valuable Player of the final.

Fluminense

Urrutia was expected to transfer to Brazilian club Fluminense. The club had been interested in Urrutia since the 2008 Copa Libertadores Final, but negotiations fell through back in 2008. The parties involved finally reach an agree for Patricio's transfer in August 2009. Pato travelled to Rio de Janeiro for medical exams, but he did not pass the medical tests because of inflammation on his right knee, which had recently been operated on. Fluminense, who at the time was in 19th position and in the relegation zone, wanted to use Pato's skills immediately. The approximate one-month recovery time prevented the team from incorporating Pato from the beginning. An initial decision was made to not sign Pato at that time, forcing him to stay with LDU Quito.[3] However, on August 26, 2009, Urrutía signed a two-year contract with Fluminense after a second round of medical exams showed the recovery time for his knee was less than expected.[4]

Statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ecuador League Cup South America Total
1994BarcelonaSerie A00—0000
199500—0000
199600—0000
199700—0000
1997CalviSerie A00—0000
199800—0000
1998Técnico UniversitarioSerie A300—0000
1999Serie B00—0000
1999MacaráSerie A150—0000
2000304—0000
2001348—0000
2002BarcelonaSerie A382—0000
2003LDU QuitoSerie A417—40457
2004398—1535411
20054412—1135515
2006345—1154510
2007304—42346
2008*265—134399
2009181—60241
Brazil League Copa do Brasil South America Total
2009FluminenseSérie A50000050
Ecuador League Cup South America Total
2010*LDU QuitoSerie A231—70301
2011220—161381
2012280—00280
201320—1030

International career

Urrutia was first called up to the national team on November 17, 2004 in a 2006 World Cup qualifying match against Brazil in Quito. He was chosen to be part of Ecuador's team in the World Cup games in Germany 2006. His appointment to the Ecuadorian squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup raised a few eyebrows, as he had not made an appearance for them in months. He made his FIFA World Cup debut as a substitute for Agustín Delgado in the 2006 World Cup games against Poland and Costa Rica, where they won 2–0 and 3–0 respectively, securing a historic qualification to the round of sixteen. This was the best result yet for Ecuador in their World Cup history He was also called up for the 2007 Copa América. He scored the only goal of the game in a friendly match against Bolivia from the penalty spot on August 22, 2007. Since those tournaments, he has been regularly been called up to the squad and has become a major player in the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Final Competition
1. August 22, 2007 Quito, Ecuador  Bolivia 1–0 1–0 International friendly
2. September 8, 2007 Quito, Ecuador  El Salvador 5–1 5–1 International friendly
3. June 15, 2008 Buenos Aires, Argentina  Argentina 0–1 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors

LDU Quito

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 5, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  2. ↑ http://www.ldu.com.ec/home/contenidos.php?id=120&identificaArticulo=441
  3. ↑ http://www.elcomercio.com/noticiaEC.asp?id_noticia=298990&id_seccion=9
  4. ↑ "Urrutia assina contrato com o Fluminense por dois anos" (in Portuguese). Lance!. August 26, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
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