Ricardo Osorio

Ricardo Osorio Mendoza (born 30 March 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Osorio and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.

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)
Position(s) Right-back, centre-back
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)
2010–2016 Monterrey 114 (1)
2014–2015 → Querétaro (loan) 30 (0)
Total 382 (2)
National team
2003–2011 Mexico 82 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 August 2012[1][2][3]

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Mexico League Cup North America Total
2001–02Cruz AzulPrimera División110--110
2002–03360--360
2003–04400--400
2004–05280--380
2005–06250--250
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2006–07VfB StuttgartBundesliga2716000331
2007–082202050290
2008–091703090290
2009–10701020100
Mexico League Cup North America Total
2010–11MonterreyPrimera División32160381
2011–1223030180
Total Mexico 1951902041
Germany 7311201601011
Career total 26821202503052

International
As of 28 May 2011
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 200370
200481
2005190
200690
200790
2008110
200980
201090
201120
Total821

International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 July 2004Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo, Peru Uruguay1–12–22004 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.
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