Patricio Andrés Graff (; born 18 November 1975) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a left back, and currently the manager of Spanish club Elche CF Ilicitano.

Playing career

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

Patricio Graff

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.

Patricio Graff

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.

Patricio Graff

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

In December 2019, even though he had renewed his contract shortly after, 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.

Managerial statistics

References

External links

Argentine League statistics

Beijen profile

1975 births

Living people

Argentine people of German descent

Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe

Argentine men's footballers

Men's association football defenders

Argentine Primera División players

Rosario Central footballers

Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers

Eredivisie players

Feyenoord players

FC Den Bosch players

La Liga players

Segunda División players

Sporting de Gijón players

Rayo Vallecano players

CD Numancia players

Hércules CF players

Argentine expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands

Expatriate men's footballers in Spain

Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands

Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain

Argentine football managers

Chilean Primera División managers

Primera B de Chile managers

Coquimbo Unido managers

O'Higgins F.C. managers

Club Deportivo Palestino managers

Elche CF Ilicitano managers

Argentine expatriate football managers

Expatriate football managers in Chile

Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile