Germán Jesús Osorio Ramírez (born 16 may 1974) is a Chilean former professional

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who played for clubs in Chile, Mexico, and Indonesia.

Career

A product of

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

, Osorio made his debut in the

1994 Copa Chile The Copa Chile 1994 was the 24th edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on March 5, 1994, and concluded on August 24, 1994. Colo-Colo won the competition for their fourth time, beating O'Higgins on penalties in the final. ...

and scored a goal against

Unión San Felipe Unión San Felipe is a Chilean Football club, their hometown is San Felipe in the V Región of Valparaíso. They play in the second level of the Chilean football league, the Primera B. They were the Copa Chile champions, and played the 2010 Co ...

. In the

Chilean Primera División The Chilean Primera División (English: First Division) is the top-tier league of the Chilean football league system. It is organized by the ''Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, ANFP''. The league is known as the Campeonato AFP PlanVital ...

, he also played for

Deportes La Serena Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played ...

Deportes Temuco Deportes Temuco is a Chilean football club based in Temuco, Araucanía Region. It currently plays in the Chilean Primera División B, holding home games at the new '' Estadio Municipal Germán Becker''. The club was founded on February 22, 196 ...

and

Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 30, 1958 and will play in the Chilean Primera División on 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso ...

. In the Chilean second division, he played for Deportes Concepción, with whom he won the league title in 1994,

Deportes Linares Deportes Linares is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Linares in Chile and play in the 3rd tier of Chilean football, the Segunda División. The club was founded on November 19, 1955 as ''Lister Rossel'' (a famous local pediatrician and ...

and

Deportes Melipilla Deportes Melipilla is a Chilean football club, based on Melipilla, a comune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on January 24, 1992, as a successor of ''Club Deportivo Soinca Bata''. The club has its classic rival, San Antonio Uni ...

. Abroad, he had stints with Real Sociedad Zacatecas in Mexico and

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in Indonesia.

Post-retirement

Osorio represented the Chile beach soccer team in the 2009 South American Championship, alongside retired professional footballers such as

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, Cristian Olivares, and Carlos Medina, with

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as coach. Previously, he had taken part of a team from , the

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of professional football players in Chile, alongside players such as

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, Ignacio Parra, Patricio Correa and Francisco Bozán. He graduated as a

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at (National Football Institute) in 2009, alongside fellows such as

Dante Poli Dante Eugenio Poli García (born 15 August 1976) is a Chilean football pundit and former player. He played as a defender. Club career Born in Arica, Poli began his career with Santiago-based club Universidad Católica, with whom he won the Ch ...

José Luis Sierra José Luis Sierra may refer to the following Chilean footballers: *José Luis Sierra (footballer, born 1968) José Luis "Coto" Sierra Pando (born 5 December 1968) is a Chilean football coach and former player. He is the manager of Al-Wehda. P ...

, Pedro Reyes, among others. Subsequently, he started the Escuela de Fútbol Lo Valledor, a football academy to help the children from surrounding neighborhoods to in

Pedro Aguirre Cerda Pedro Abelino Aguirre Cerda (; February 6, 1879 – November 25, 1941) was a Chilean political figure, educator, and lawyer who served as the 22nd president of Chile from 1938 until his death in 1941. A member of the Radical Party since 1906, ...

commune.(Lo Valledor
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on Facebook . 21 November 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

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* 1974 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Deportes Concepción (Chile) footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Real Sociedad de Zacatecas footballers Deportes Temuco footballers Deportes Linares footballers Deportes Melipilla footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers PSIS Semarang players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Ascenso MX players Indonesian Premier Division players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Men's association football forwards Chile men's international footballers Chilean football managers {{Chile-footy-forward-stub