Background
He was inspired by his father who himself had been a successful ice hockey player.
He was inspired by his father who himself had been a successful ice hockey player.
1980–1994: Youth and rise with Union Patschinski began to play ice hockey in South Carolina Dynamo Berlin"s youth department. Two years later, Patschinski switched sports and took up football, joining Berliner Football Club Dynamo. In 1988, Patschinski moved to 1.
Football Club Union Berlin.
1994–2000: Rambler Patschinski made his debut in the senior team in 1994 and established himself as a regular in the following season. But in 1997, Union were hit hard by financial troubles and Patschinski took up the offer of Potsdam-based SV Babelsberg 03. Patschinski did not have a good time in Potsdam, even though he played regularly.
The fans had an inherent distrust of Berlin-born players and were quick to criticize them.
In the summer of 1998, Patschinski left the club and signed a contract with Dynamo Dresden. In a match with his new club in Babelsberg, Patschinski scored and subsequently showed the fans the bird.
Patschinski spent one year in Dresden, scoring 11 goals in 31 matches He then moved to SpVgg Greuther Fürth to finally play in a fully professional league. He gained some experience in the 2.
Bundesliga with Fürth, but did neither score a goal nor become a regular starter.
Therefore, he sought a move away from Fürth after only one season. Additionally, Berlin-born Patschinski did not feel at home in rural Fürth. 2000–2003: Success with Saint Pauli Patschinski"s new club was Pauli where he would have his biggest success in the next three years.
With Hamburg-based Saint Pauli, Patschinski gained promotion to the Bundesliga and scored the second goal in Saint Pauli"s 2–1 victory over Intercontinental Cup holders Football Club Bayern Munich.
However, Saint Pauli"s stay in the top flight was short when the team was relegated at the end of the 2001-2002 season Saint Pauli were also relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in the following season and Patschinski found himself on the bench after the winter break, as new manager Franz Gerber did not value him.
2003–2006: Relegation and the national team Following the relegation, Patschinski signed for SV Eintracht Trier 05 in the 2. Bundesliga. But relegation hit Patschinski"s club again, and after two years he moved on to another 2.
Bundesliga club, LR Ahlen.
The club were relegated at the end of the season, and Patschinski had managed a rather curious feat: in five seasons his clubs had been relegated four times. Patschinski would describe his move to Ahlen as a mistake he "would never make again". During his spell at Ahlen the football magazine RUND discovered that Patschinskis grandparents were Polish and he would be eligible to play for Poland national football team
Even though the PZPN president had signaled interest for matches after the World Cup, Patschinski did not hear anything from them again.
2006 bis 2009: Return to Berlin At the start of the 2006-2007 season, Patschinski returned to the club of his youth, Union Berlin. His team had a mixed season, alternating between promotion hope and relegation fight.
In the end, Union Berlin saved themselves from relegation and Patschinski scored a Goal of the Week against his former club Pauli. Patschinski admitted that he had meant to cross the ball.
In the following season Patschinski and Union Berlin qualified for the newly created 3.
Liga. Citing a lack of trust, Union dissolved the player"s contract on 4 March 2009. Return to BFC On 28 July 2009, Patschinski joined BFC Dynamo.