Patricio Nazario "Pato" Yáñez Candia (born January 20, 1961 in Quilpué) is a retired football player from Chile, who obtained 43 caps for his national team, scoring five goals.
He made his debut on June 13, 1979 in a friendly against Ecuador, replacing Jorge Neumann, and had his last match on November 16, 1994 against Argentina.
He played for his native country in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.