Patricio Mac Allister


Carlos Patricio Mac Allister is an Argentine former footballer who played as a striker for clubs in Argentina, Mexico and Japan.

Club 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.
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. 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.

Personal life

Mac Allister is of Scottish and Irish descent. Some ancestors hailed from Fife. His brother is former professional footballer Carlos Mac Allister and he has three nephews who are also professional footballers: Alexis, Francis and Kevin.