Ricardo Osorio

Ricardo Osorio

Osorio in 2007
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Osorio Mendoza
Date of birth (1980-03-30) 30 March 1980
Place of birth Huajuapan de León, Mexico
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Right Back, Centre Back
Club information
Current team
 Monterrey
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2001 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 25 (0)
2001–2006 Cruz Azul 140 (0)
2006–2010 VfB Stuttgart 73 (1)
2010– Monterrey 103 (1)
2014–2015 → Querétaro (loan) 30 (0)
National team‡
2003–2011 Mexico 82 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 January 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 November 2011

Ricardo Osorio Mendoza (born 30 March 1980) is a Mexican international football defender, who currently plays for Monterrey. He also plays for the Mexico national football team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, Osorio made his debut in the Primera División de México in 2001–02 season with Cruz Azul in a match against Atlante F.C., with a 3–1 victory.

VfB Stuttgart

After an outstanding performance at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Osorio signed a four-year, £4 million deal with German club VfB Stuttgart.

He scored his first goal in the Bundesliga for Stuttgart on 16 February 2007. The goal came at the 44th minute of the match against Eintracht Frankfurt. Stuttgart went on to win the game 4–0. On 19 May 2007, Stuttgart defeated Energie Cottbus 2–1, winning the Bundesliga, with Osorio making one of the highest number of appearances for the season.

On 2 May 2010, Stuttgart president Erwin Staudt announced that Osorio would be leaving the club on a Bosman transfer.

Monterrey

On 5 July 2010, he returned to Mexico after four years in Germany, signing for Monterrey. In his debut season, Monterrey won the Apertura 2010 championship, beating Santos Laguna in the final. They also won the CONCACAF Champions League, beating MLS club Real Salt Lake in the final.

International career

Osorio won his first international cap for Mexico playing in the finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament against Brazil on 13 July 2003, winning 1–0. Osorio scored his first international goal on 7 July 2004 in a 2–2 draw against Uruguay in the 2004 Copa América.

In the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, Osorio missed a penalty in the semi-final which resulted in Mexico being eliminated. Osorio was selected in his country's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, where he appeared in all four of Mexico's matches.

On 21 June 2007, he played for Mexico against Guadeloupe in the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament. After the match, Osorio announced that he would not participate in the Copa América tournament, due to overloaded work schedules with his club, who would also play in the 2007–08 Champions League. He stated that he and teammate Pável Pardo had not taken any holiday break since the World Cup in Germany. Stuttgart coach Armin Veh was satisfied to hear this news and sent his thanks to national team coach Hugo Sánchez for letting the players rest and take a vacation.

Osorio played all four matches for Mexico at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. His last match for Mexico was in the Round of 16 match against Argentina, where he accidentally tapped the ball towards Gonzalo Higuain in order to give Argentina the lead.

Stats

Career stats

As of 19 August 2012[1][2][3]

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mexico League Cup North America Total
2001–02 Cruz Azul Primera División 11 0 - - 11 0
2002–03 36 0 - - 36 0
2003–04 40 0 - - 40 0
2004–05 28 0 - - 38 0
2005–06 25 0 - - 25 0
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2006–07 VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga 27 1 6 0 0 0 33 1
2007–08 22 0 2 0 5 0 29 0
2008–09 17 0 3 0 9 0 29 0
2009–10 7 0 1 0 2 0 10 0
Mexico League Cup North America Total
2010–11 Monterrey Primera División 32 1 6 0 38 1
2011–12 23 0 3 0 18 0
Total Mexico 195 1 9 0 204 1
Germany 73 1 12 0 16 0 101 1
Career total 268 2 12 0 25 0 305 2

International

As of 28 May 2011

National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2003 7 0
2004 8 1
2005 19 0
2006 9 0
2007 9 0
2008 11 0
2009 8 0
2010 9 0
2011 2 0
Total 821

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 July 2004 Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo, Peru  Uruguay 1–1 2–2 2004 Copa América

Honours

Club

VfB Stuttgart
Monterrey

International

Mexico

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Ricardo Osorio". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ricardo Osorio stats2". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ricardo Osorio .:. Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 March 2011.

External links

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