Omar Bravo

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Omar Bravo

Full name	Omar Bravo Tordecillas
Date of birth	March 04, 1980 {{{1}}}
Place of birth	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height	169 cm (5'6)
Nickname	Omarsito
Position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Chivas de Guadalajara
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2001-	Chivas de Guadalajara	193 (70)
National team**
2004-	Mexico	36 (9)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 12 September, 2006.

Omar Bravo Tordecillas (born March 4, 1980 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa) is a Mexican football player, specializing as both a midfielder and striker, currently playing for the Chivas de Guadalajara in the Primera División de México.

Known for his speed, ball control, and fast counter attacks. Bravo was trained in the Chivas youth system, and made his debut with the senior team on February 17, 2001 against Tigres. After playing mostly as a substitute his first three seasons, Bravo became a regular with the team during the 2002 Apertura, starting 15 games and scoring six goals. Since then he has been a consistent starter for the team. In his youth, Omar Bravo was an amateur boxer before becoming a football player.

Bravo has played for several Mexican youth national teams, and has also been capped by the senior Mexican national team. He was also a starting forward for the team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he scored two goals. His opportunity to debut on the senior National team came when veteran forward, Jesús Arellano was unable to play in a friendly match due to injury, since then he became one of the top contenders for Mexico's offensive lineup on the squad.

On June 11, 2006, playing in his first World Cup match. Bravo scored two goals to lead Mexico to a 3-1 opening victory over Iran and was named the Man of the Match [1]. Two matches later, he failed a penalty kick against Portugal, which consequently gave Mexico a 2-1 loss. Mexico managed to reached the second round but lost in extra time to Argentina.

[edit] European Team Offers

After the World Cup several clubs in Spain including Racing de Santander, Real Betis and RCD Mallorca showed interest alongside Oswaldo Sánchez of the national team.It was reported that Omar Bravo got an offer from a team in Germany. He was linked in going to Borusia Dortmund along side his teamates Adolfo Bautista and Alberto Medina.

[edit] External links

Omar Bravo Article (In Spanish)
Football Database.com provides Omar Bravo's profile and stats
Chivas de Guadalajara Team website (In Spanish)

	Mexico squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Sánchez \| 2 Suárez \| 3 Salcido \| 4 Márquez \| 5 Osorio \| 6 Torrado \| 7 Naelson \| 8 Pardo \| 9 Borgetti \| 10 Franco \| 11 Morales \| 12 Corona \| 13 Ochoa \| 14 Pineda \| 15 Castro \| 16 Méndez \| 17 Fonseca \| 18 Guardado \| 19 Bravo \| 20 García \| 21 Arellano \| 22 Rodríguez \| 23 Pérez \| Coach: Lavolpe