Luis Alejandro Osorio González (born 24 September 1976), commonly known as Alejandro Osorio or sometimes Janino, is a

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an former

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who played as a

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Club career

Flywheel offensive plays by right and his current team is Cobreloa of the First Division Chile. He was champion of the Apertura 1997 tournament and the 2005 Clausura tournament with Universidad Católica.

International career

Osorio played for Chile in both the 1993 FIFA U17 World Championship in

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, where Chile reached the third place, and the 1995 FIFA U20 Championship in

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. In addition, he took part of Chile squad in the 1993 South American U17 Championship At under-23 level, he represented Chile in the 1996 Pre-Olympic Tournament. At senior level, he made eight appearances for Chile between 1997 and 2001, including both the

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and the

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Coaching career

In 2012, Osorio worked as the

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of Academia Machalí in the Tercera B, the fifth level of the Chilean football league system.

Personal life

On his mother side, he is the cousin of former footballer and also product of O'Higgins,

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Honours

;Universidad Católica *

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(2): 1997 Apertura, 2005 Clausura

International

;Chile U17 *

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Third place:

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References

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Alejandro Osorio
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es) {{DEFAULTSORT:Osorio, Alejandro 1976 births Living people Footballers from Rancagua Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chile men's youth international footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers S.C. Beira-Mar players C.D. Antofagasta footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Ñublense footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Primeira Liga players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal 1997 Copa América players 2001 Copa América players Chilean football managers Men's association football midfielders