Patricio Briones
Patricio Briones | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | 20th District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1972 Concepción, Chile |
| Party | Party of the People |
| Alma mater | University of Santiago |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Former professional basketball player |
Patricio Antonio Briones Moller (born 10 March 1972) is a Chilean former professional basketball player and politician. He serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, representing the 20th District.
Biography
Briones began his basketball career during his youth in the Biobío Region and later joined the youth teams of Universidad Católica. He studied advertising at the University of Santiago and continued playing at the university level. He went on to develop an extensive professional basketball career in Chile and abroad, including Argentina, Mexico and Uruguay. His international trajectory and early training were profiled in multiple sports publications.[1][2]
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s he was also part of the Chile national basketball team, consolidating a long athletic career.[3]
Political career
After retiring from professional sports in 2018, Briones engaged in community-level training and youth development projects in basketball. He later entered electoral politics and ran as an independent candidate for deputy in the 20th District. He was elected in the 2025 parliamentary elections, securing 18,160 votes.[4]
References
- ^ Muñoz, Felipe (3 May 2020). "En qué está Patricio Briones: críticas a la Liga Nacional y su "paso" por el draft de la NBA". Emol.
- ^ "Patricio Briones tiene crédito abierto en Atenas de Argentina". El Mercurio.
- ^ "Ficha Patricio Briones". Foro ACB.
- ^ "Diputados electos 2025". BioBioChile. Retrieved 2025-11-20.