Patricio Antonio Lara Giorgetti (born 15 August 1956) is an Argentine football manager.
After starting his career with hometown side Argentino de Quilmes' youth setup in 1983, he managed a number of teams in his home country (notably Atlético Tucumán in 1997 and 1998) before moving to Ecuador in 2002, as manager of Audaz Octubrino.
Lara was subsequently in charge of Estudiantes de Cuenca in the 2003 campaign before moving to Deportivo Cuenca; initially appointed to the youth setup, he was named interim manager for the latter stages of the competition.
In June 2010, Lara was named manager of Universidad Católica.
[7] He resigned on 19 September,[8] but was appointed assistant after the arrival of Jorge Célico.