Ricardo Osorio

Ricardo Osorio
	Osorio in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Osorio Mendoza
Date of birth	30 March 1980 (age 44)
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
2000–2001	Cruz Azul Hidalgo
2001–2006	Cruz Azul
2006–2010	VfB Stuttgart
2010–2016	Monterrey
2014–2015	→ Querétaro (loan)
Total
International career
2003–2011	Mexico
Medal record
Representing Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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, Osorio played for Mexico against Guadeloupe in the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament. After the match, he 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^[update]^[3]^[4]^[5]

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	-		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	Monterrey	Primera División	23	0	-		3	0	18	0
Total	Mexico		195	1	-		9	0	204	1
Total	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^[6]

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		82	1

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

VfB Stuttgart

Bundesliga: 2006–07

Monterrey

Mexico

CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2003, 2011

Individual

CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2003
Mexican Primera División Special Recognition Award: Clausura 2007

References

^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
^ "Ricardo Osorio". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 28 February 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
^ "Ricardo Osorio stats2". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
^ "Ricardo Osorio .:. Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
^ Ricardo Osorio at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Ricardo Osorio at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Ricardo Osorio – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
Ricardo Osorio at National-Football-Teams.com
Ricardo Osorio – FIFA competition record (archived)

[1] "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.

[FCWC_2011-2] "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.

[3] "Ricardo Osorio". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 28 February 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.

[4] "Ricardo Osorio stats2". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2010.

[5] "Ricardo Osorio .:. Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 March 2011.

[NFT-6] Ricardo Osorio at National-Football-Teams.com

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