Ricardo Osorio Mendoza (born 30 March 1980) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Huajuapan de León Heroica Ciudad de Huajuapan de León ( mix, Ñuu dee, meaning ''Place of Brave People'') is a city with a surrounding municipality located in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Huajuapan District in the north ...

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, Osorio made his debut in the Primera División de México in 2001–02 season with

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in a match against

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, with a 3–1 victory.

VfB Stuttgart

After an outstanding performance at the

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, Osorio signed a four-year, £4 million deal with German club

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. 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

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. Stuttgart went on to win the game 4–0. On 19 May 2007, Stuttgart defeated

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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

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in the final. They also won the CONCACAF Champions League, beating

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club

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in the final.

International career

Osorio won his first international cap for

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playing in the finals of the

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tournament against

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on 13 July 2003, winning 1–0. Osorio scored his first international goal on 7 July 2004 in a 2–2 draw against

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in the

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. 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

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

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had not taken any holiday break since the World Cup in Germany. Stuttgart coach

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was satisfied to hear this news and sent his thanks to national team coach

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for letting the players rest and take a vacation. Osorio played all four matches for

at the

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in South Africa.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Honours

VfB Stuttgart *

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: 2006–07 Monterrey * Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2010 * CONCACAF Champions League:

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, 2011–12,

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Mexico *

: 2003, 2011 Individual *

Best XI: 2003 * Mexican Primera División Special Recognition Award: Clausura 2007

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Osorio, Ricardo 1980 births Living people Footballers from Oaxaca Indigenous Mexicans Association football defenders Mexico international footballers CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2004 Copa América players 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Liga MX players Cruz Azul footballers C.F. Monterrey players Mexican expatriate footballers Mexican footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Bundesliga players VfB Stuttgart players Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Germany People from Huajuapan de León