Fernando Patterson
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Fernando Arturo Patterson Castro (born March 15, 1970 in Costa Rica
) is a Costa Rican football goalkeeper playing for Deportivo Xinabajul
in Guatemala's top division
.
He is a naturalized citizen of Guatemala.
He signed for Xelaju from Heredia in June 2009.
in a July 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
third place match against Jamaica
. The game proved to be his only cap since he never played again for the Ticos.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
) is a Costa Rican football goalkeeper playing for Deportivo Xinabajul
Deportivo Xinabajul
Deportivo Xinabajul is a Guatemalan professional football club based in Huehuetenango, Guatemala.Founded in 1980, they currently compete in the Liga Nacional, the top division in the nation, and play their home matches at the Estadio Los Cuchumatanes....
in Guatemala's top division
Liga Nacional de Guatemala
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala , formerly known as Liga Mayor "A" is a professional football division in Guatemala, the highest one in the country. It is sanctioned by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala...
.
He is a naturalized citizen of Guatemala.
Club career
Patterson has spent part of his playing career in Costa Rica but most of it in Guatemala. He signed for A.D. San Carlos in January 2008 from Guatemalan side Xelajú, only for him to disappear from the club three weeks later.He signed for Xelaju from Heredia in June 2009.
International career
Patterson made his debut for Costa RicaCosta Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
in a July 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
-Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Third place match:-Final:-Top scorers:11 goals Zaguinho5 goals Luis Miguel Salvador4 goals Eduardo Bennett3 goals Juan Arnoldo Cayasso Octavio Mora...
third place match against Jamaica
Jamaica national football team
The Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup...
. The game proved to be his only cap since he never played again for the Ticos.