Patricio Mac Allister

{{short description|Argentinian footballer}}

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| name = Patricio Mac Allister

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| fullname = Carlos Patricio Mac Allister

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|3|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina

| position = Forward

| years1 = 1984–1987

| years2 = 1987–1988

| years3 = 1988–1991

| years4 = 1991–1992

| years5 = 1992–1993

| years6 = 1993–1994

| years7 = 1995

| years8 = 1996–1999

| clubs1 = Estudiantes de La Plata

| clubs2 = Deportivo Maipú

| clubs3 = Estudiantes de La Plata

| clubs4 = Mitsubishi Motors

| clubs5 = Argentinos Juniors

| clubs6 = Correcaminos

| clubs7 = Aldosivi

| clubs8 = General Belgrano de Santa Rosa

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Carlos Patricio Mac Allister (born 20 March 1966) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Argentina, Mexico and Japan.

Career

Born in Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Mac Allister began playing football with local side General Belgrano de Santa Rosa. He made his Primera debut with Estudiantes de la Plata in 1989. He also played in the first team of Argentinos Juniors.{{cite web|publisher=En Una Balosa|title=Mac Allister Patricio|url=http://enunabaldosa.com/?p=329|language=Spanish|date=30 May 2005}}

Mac Allister had a spell in Mexico with Correcaminos UAT and then moved to Japan to play for Mitsubishi Motors.

Post-playing career

In 1998, the Mac Allister brothers, Carlos Javier and Carlos Patricio, decided to found their own sports club for youngsters, the MacAllister Sports Club. They acquired a four-hectare piece of land situated 5 km away from the centre of the city of Santa Rosa, La Pampa, where they built their own club to instruct and promote soccer players for their subsequent insertion into professional soccer.[http://www.clubmacallister.com.ar/english/ MacAllister Sports Club] Patricio Mac Allister served as coach of the club's youth teams since 1999, and has also coached for General Belgrano de Santa Rosa and the youth teams of Argentinos Juniors.[http://www.clubmacallister.com.ar/CV_Carlos_Patricio_Mac_Allister.doc CV de Carlos Patricio Mac Allister - Club Deportivo Mac Allister]

Personal life

Mac Allister is the older brother of former professional footballer Carlos Mac Allister, and he has three nephews who are also professional footballers: Alexis, Francis and Kevin.{{cite news|title=Triple Mac|url=https://www.ole.com.ar/argentinos/triple-mac-allister-hermanos-argentinos_0_1874812593.html|accessdate=13 November 2017|work=Olé|date=23 September 2017}} Mac Allister is of Irish and Italian descent.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-12 |title=The Mac Allister family: friends with Maradona to a World Cup with Messi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/12/the-mac-allister-family-friends-with-maradona-to-a-world-cup-with-messi |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} Although assumed to be of Scottish heritage, Mac Allister's family origins were instead from the Irish town of Donabate.{{Cite journal |last=Kingston |first=Samuel |date=2022-12-16 |title=Irish Argentines: Foxford to Buenes Aires via Donabate |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/world-cup-2022/2022/1216/1342329-irish-argentines-foxford-to-buenes-aires-via-donabate/ |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Culhane |first=Darragh |date=2022-12-18 |title=Alexis Mac Allister's Irish heritage explained as he plays in World Cup final |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/alexis-mac-allisters-irish-heritage-28736338 |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=Irish Mirror |language=en}}

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