Daniel Osorno Calvillo (born 16 March 1979) is a Mexican former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker and
winger.
Career
Osorno made his debut on 11 January 1997 in a game against
Tecos UAG
Tecos Fútbol Club (often referred to by its nickname "Tecos") is a Mexican professional Association football, football club associated with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara AC. It plays its home games in the ''Estadio 3 de Marzo'' (March ...
[MedioTiempo]
"Daniel Osorno - Puebla"
. Retrieved on January 12, 2013. and quickly became one of the main goal scorers for
Atlas
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Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographic ...
. During this time, he was one of several players in the Atlas youth system to eventually join the
Mexico national team
The Mexico national football team () represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation (). It competes as a member of CONCACAF.
Mexico has qualified to seventeen World Cups and has qualified conse ...
, along with teammates such as
Rafael Márquez
Rafael Márquez Álvarez (; born 13 February 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current head coach of Spanish team Barcelona Atlètic. Nicknamed '' El Káiser'', he is regarded as the best defender in Mexico's history and o ...
,
Juan Pablo Rodríguez
Juan Pablo Rodríguez Guerrero (born 7 August 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Nicknamed "El Chato" or "Comandante", Rodríguez is one of the many skilled soccer players to have come out of ...
, and
Miguel Zepeda
Miguel Ángel Zepeda Espinoza (born 25 May 1976) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Zepeda made his professional debut on November 13, 1996 in 2-2 draw against Chivas. He has played most of his ca ...
. Under the direction of head coach
Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe
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As a coach, La Volpe was in ...
, Atlas became a leading contender, with Osorno regularly starting on the left wing. In the Verano 1999 competition Atlas reached the final, but lost on penalties to
Toluca
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. For seven years Daniel was a symbolic player for Atlas. However, his form began to deteriorate after dealing with some injury problems. Osorno was loaned out to
Monterrey
Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...
for a year in 2003.
He made his return to Atlas in 2004, but did not manage to return to his old form.
Osorno announced after the conclusion of the 2006–2007 season his departure from Club Atlas, and CF Monterrey and
Santos Laguna
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showing interest in acquiring his services. On 1 August 2007 it was announced that Osorno had signed with the
American
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team
Colorado Rapids
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. He played only 3 games with the team.
Osorno returned to
Mexico
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and was signed by
Puebla F.C.
Club Puebla, formerly Puebla F.C. is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Puebla, competing in the Liga MX. Known as ''La Franja'' ("The Striped Ones"), the team shirt features a diagonal stripe (traditionally blue on white ...
, where his career experienced a recovery.
International career
Osorno was called up for the
U-20 Mexico national team in 1999. Later in that year he made his debut with the
Mexico national team
The Mexico national football team () represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation (). It competes as a member of CONCACAF.
Mexico has qualified to seventeen World Cups and has qualified conse ...
, against
Croatia
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on 16 June 1999. He has played in several international tournaments with Mexico, including three
Copa América
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tournaments:
1999
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,
2001
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, and
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
. Osorno was a member of the team that beat
Brazil
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in the
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup was the fourth FIFA Confederations Cup, and the second organised by FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Mexico between 24 July and 4 August 1999.
It was won by Mexico, who beat Brazil 4–3 in the final. Mexico be ...
, but saw no playing time in that tournament. He also missed out on the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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, where he was one of the last players cut from the squad by coach
Javier Aguirre
Javier Aguirre Onaindía (; born 1 December 1958), nicknamed ''El Vasco'' (The Basque), is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager who is currently in charge of Spanish team RCD Mallorca.
Aguirre played for Mexico at the 1986 Wo ...
.
Osorno also represented Mexico at the 2003
Gold Cup, where he scored the tournament-winning Golden Goal in the final match against Brazil. Osorno's final international appearance came against
South Korea
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on February 15, 2006.
[CONCACAF]
"Mexico lose friendly to Korea Republic"
CONCACAF, February 16, 2006. Retrieved on January 12, 2013.
He also has a regional Mexican music band called Banda Pura Caña de Daniel Osorno.
International goals
Honours
Mexico
*
FIFA Confederations Cup
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:
1999
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*
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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:
2003
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References
Announcement of signing with Colorado
External links
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Daniel Osorno at FootballDatabase.com
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1979 births
Living people
Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco
Mexican footballers
Mexico under-20 international footballers
Mexico international footballers
Association football forwards
Atlas F.C. footballers
C.F. Monterrey players
Colorado Rapids players
Dorados de Sinaloa footballers
Club Puebla players
Correcaminos UAT footballers
Liga MX players
Major League Soccer players
CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
1999 Copa América players
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
2001 Copa América players
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2004 Copa América players
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players