Patricio Lira

Patricio Lira
Personal information
Full name	Patricio Andrés Lira Navarrete
Date of birth	10 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Temuco, Chile
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Deportes Temuco
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1998	Deportes Temuco
2003–2005	Deportes Temuco
2006–2008	Cobresal
2009	Ñublense
2010	Deportes Antofagasta
2010–2011	Unión Temuco
Managerial career
2012–2016	Deportes Temuco (assistant)
2016	Iberia (assistant)
2018	Deportes Temuco (youth)
2019–2021	Deportes Temuco
2022	Fernández Vial
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patricio Andrés Lira Navarrete (born in Temuco, Chile) is a Chilean football manager and former football midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Patricio Lira began his playing career with Deportes Temuco, having also played for Cobresal and Ñublense. He joined Unión Temuco in 2010.

In 2012, he began his managerial career as the assistant coach of Carlos Girardengo in Deportes Temuco.^[1] In 2019, he took the charge as the head coach of Deportes Temuco after Hugo Vilches was released.^[2] In 2022, he became the manager of Fernández Vial.^[3]

^ Peña, Juan Pedro (3 June 2012). "Patricio Lira se transformó en ayudante técnico de Deportes Temuco". SoyChile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ "Deportes Temuco confía en un hombre de la casa tras la salida de Hugo Vilches". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ ""Pato" Lira es el elegido para levantar Fernández Vial". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.