Patricio Andrés Graff (; born 18 November 1975) is an Argentine former

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who played as a

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who is the assistant coach of Alavés.

Playing career

Graff was born in

Rosario, Santa Fe Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...

. He represented

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...

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FC Den Bosch FC Den Bosch () is a professional football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie. They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadiu ...

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...

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CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...

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and

Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

, in a 15-year senior career. From

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, while in Spain, Graff experienced two relegations from

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(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 Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 6 September 1909, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025– ...

to a 1–1 draw.

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

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and O'Higgins FC. Remanining in Chile, Graff then helped Coquimbo Unido promote from the Primera B to the Primera División in

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. The following season, he led the team to the fifth place with the subsequent qualification for the first stage of the

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. 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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Graff, Patricio 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 Segunda Federación managers Tercera Federación 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