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Patricio Margetic
Argentine footballer

Patricio Margetic

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Place of birth
Avellaneda
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64 years
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Biography

Patricio Germán "Pato" Margetic (born May 17, 1960 in Avellaneda, Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer. He began his career in Argentina before playing five seasons in the North American Soccer League, as well as the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Playing career

Margetic's professional career began in 1978 for Club Atletico San Telmo from the Isla Maciel district of Avellaneda.

He came to the United States to play for the Detroit Express in 1980 and then moved on to the Chicago Sting in 1981–1984, where he went on to win two NASL Cups in 1981 and 1984. He was a first team all star in 1983, a second team selection in 1982 and 1984, and an honorable mention in 1981. While playing for the Sting he earned the nickname "Magic Man". Margetic played in 130 NASL games, scoring 42 goals and 59 assists for 143 points, which ranks him 34th all-time in the league. After the end of the NASL, Margetic played six seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League for the Chicago Sting, Kansas City Comets, Cleveland Crunch and Tacoma Stars, and nine seasons in the National Professional Soccer League for the Chicago Power and Detroit Rockers.

Coaching

He has spent the past several years running Pato's Magic Soccer, a Michigan non-profit promoting youth soccer. It is affiliated with Michigan Youth Soccer League and Michigan State Premier Soccer Program. He also does recruiting for the Chicago Fire. He now coaches and heads the Magic soccer club in Michigan. Pato and Magic have also become a partner in Soccer, with camps and classes run thru the Rochester Avon Recreation Authority in Rochester, MI. RARA is the recreation department for Rochester and Rochester Hills, Michigan.

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