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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ricardo Osorio Mendoza | |
| Date of birth | March 30 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| Height | ft in ( m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | VfB Stuttgart | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001-2006 2006-present |
Cruz Azul VfB Stuttgart |
140 (0) 34 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003- | Mexico | 50 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ricardo Osorio Mendoza (born on March 30, 1980 in Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca) is a Mexican international football defender, who currently plays for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga.
Biography
Osorio made his debut in the Primera División de México in 2001-2002 season in a match against CF Atlante, with a 3-1 victory over their opponent. Displaying his dynamic form, he won his first international cap for Mexican national football team playing in the Finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament, against Brazil in July 13, 2003, winning 1-0.
An important player in the Mexican defense, Osorio was selected in his country's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, though his time with the national team has not always been in good fortune. In the Confederations Cup 2005 he missed a penalty in the semi-final which resulted in Mexico being eliminated.
After an outstanding performance during the 2006 World Cup, German club VfB Stuttgart signed him for four years, in which they paid a sum of 4 million Euros for the Mexican defender.
Osorio scored his first goal in the Bundesliga for VfB Stuttgart on February 16, 2007. The goal came at the 44th minute of the match against Eintracht Frankfurt. Stuttgart went on to win the game 4-0.
In May 19, 2007, VfB Stuttgart defeated Energie Cottbus 2-1, winning the Bundesliga, with Osorio making one of the highest number of appearances for the 2006-2007 season.
In June 21, 2007 he played for the Mexican national team against Guadelope in the 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 VfB Stuttgart who will play in the Champions League in the 2007-2008 season. Osorio stated that he and team mate Pável Pardo had not taken any holiday break since the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Stuttgart coach Armin Veh was satisfied to hear this news and sent his thanks to the Mexican national football team coach Hugo Sánchez for letting the players rest and take a vacation.
In late 2007, It has been reported that FC Barcelona are interested in recruiting and signing Osorio and Ángel López from Celta de Vigo. [citation needed] However no official confimation or descision has been made by the club.
Honours
International
- CONCACAF Gold Cup - champions (2003)
Club
- Bundesliga - champions (2007)
External links
| Mexico squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
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| 1 Sánchez • 2 Suárez •
3 Salcido • 4 Márquez • 5 Osorio •
6 Torrado • 7 Zinha • 8 Pardo •
9 Borgetti • 10 Franco • 11 Morales •
12 Corona • 13 Ochoa • 14 Pineda •
15 Castro • 16 Méndez • 17 Fonseca •
18 Guardado • 19 Bravo • 20 García •
21 Arellano • 22 Maza • 23 Pérez •
Coach: Lavolpe |
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| VfB Stuttgart – current squad |
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1 Schäfer • 2 Beck • 3 Osorio • 4 Gledson • 5 Taşçı • 6 Meira • 7 Meißner • 8 Farnerud • 9 Ewerthon • 10 Baştürk • 11 Hitzlsperger • 12 Langer • 13 Pardo • 15 Boka • 17 Delpierre • 18 Cacau • 19 Hilbert • 20 Marica • 21 Magnin • 25 da Silva • 28 Khedira • 29 Mandjeck • 31 Stolz • 33 Gomez • 36 Perchtold • 38 Pisot • 42 Pischorn • Manager: Veh |
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