Christian Patiño

Christian Patiño Gómez is a Mexican former footballer and current manager.
During his career as a footballer he played as a goalkeeper, starting his career in 1995 with the Mexican team Club América. Between 1998 and 2001 he was loaned to the clubs Unión de Curtidores, León and La Piedad.
In 2001 he became the starting goalkeeper for América, scoring a goal in the final match of the Verano 2022 Tournament where his team defeated Club Necaxa. In March 2003, Patiño played two matches with the Mexico national football team, being part of the Mexican national team in the games against Bolivia and Paraguay, scoring a goal in the second match.
In 2004 he left América when he was transferred to San Luis F.C., where he only stayed for six months. Between 2004 and 2007 he played for Dorados de Sinaloa.
Finally in 2007 he went on to play with Querétaro F.C., where he also played a few games for Celaya F.C. which functioned as the reserve team of the Querétaro club. At the end of 2007 he retired from professional football. After retiring, he established a project to support hispanic migrants in Philadelphia, focusing on football as a development tool for that community.
On 28 October 2024, Patiño was appointed manager of the Mexican team Agricultores de Guasave, which plays in the Liga Premier – Serie A, being his first position as coach of a professional soccer team.

Career statistics

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 March 2003	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States		1–1	1–1	Friendly match

América

Unión de Curtidores