Patrick Lopes

Patrick Lopes
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Fabionn Lopes
Date of birth	20 August 1980
Place of birth	Muriaé, Brazil
Date of death	25 April 2016 (aged 35)
Place of death	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2000	Mirassol
2001	União São João
2002	Caxias
2003	Anapolina
2004	Guarani
2005–2006	Cruzeiro
2006	→ Fortaleza (loan)
2007	São Bento
2007	Ituano
2007–2012	União Leiria
2013	Ituano
2014	Nacional-MG
2014	Nacional Muriaé
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick Fabionn Lopes (20 August 1980 – 25 April 2016), sometimes known simply as Patrick, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a left back.

Football career

Patrick Lopes was born in Muriaé, Minas Gerais, spending the better part of his career with modest Brazilian clubs. In January 2005, he signed a two-year contract with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, but was also loaned during that timeframe to Fortaleza Esporte Clube; in his country's Série A, other than those two teams, he also represented Guarani Futebol Clube.

In the 2007–08 season, Patrick Lopes had his first abroad experience, signing with U.D. Leiria from the Portuguese Primeira Liga. He played 13 times in his first year, but the side suffered relegation to the second division.

At age 32, Patrick Lopes returned to his homeland, seeing out his career two years later after spells in the regional leagues with Ituano Futebol Clube, Nacional Esporte Clube (MG) and Nacional Atlético Clube (Muriaé). He died on 25 April 2016 in São Paulo at the age of 35, from a brain aneurysm.^[1]

References

^ "Morreu Patrick Lopes, ex-jogador da U. Leiria" [Patrick Lopes, former player of U. Leiria, has died]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.