Ricardo Osorio

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Ricardo Osorio
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Osorio Mendoza
Date of birth March 30, 1980 (age 26)
Place of birth Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, Mexico
Height 173 cm (5'8)
Position Centre Back, Sweeper, Right Back
Club information
Current club VfB Stuttgart
Number 3
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
2001-2006
2006-		 Cruz Azul
VfB Stuttgart		 140 (0)
11 (0)
National team**
2003- Mexico 43 (1)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 21 November 2006.
** National team caps and goals correct
as of 21 November 2006.

Ricardo Osorio Mendoza (b. March 30, 1980 in Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca) is a Mexican football player, who currently plays for VfB Stuttgart as a Central defender in the German Bundesliga. The talented defender is known for his solid defence and speed. He made his debut in the Primera División de Mexico in 2001-2002 season in a match against CF Atlante, with a 3-1 victory over their opponent. Displaying his dynamic form, he won his first international cap for Mexican national football team playing in the Finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament, against Brazil in July 13, 2003, winning 1-0.

A important player in the Mexican defence, Osorio was selected in his country's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, though his time with the national team has not always been in good fortune. In the Confederations Cup 2005 he missed a penalty in the semi-final which resulted in Mexico being eliminated.

After an outstanding performance during the 2006 World Cup, German club VfB Stuttgart signed him for four years, in which they paid a sum of 4,000,000.00 euros for the Mexican defender.

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VfB Stuttgart - Current Squad

1 Hildebrand | 2 Beck | 3 Osorio | 5 Babbel | 6 Meira | 7 Meißner | 8 Bierofka | 9 Streller | 10 Tomasson | 11 Hitzlsperger | 12 Gerber | 13 Pardo | 14 Farnerud | 15 Boka | 17 Delpierre | 18 Cacau | 19 Hilbert | 21 Magnin | 22 Gentner | 23 Heinen | 24 Nehrig | 25 da Silva | 30 Ikeng | 31 Stolz | 33 Gomez | 35 Tasci | 41 Langer | Manager: Armin Veh
Mexico Mexico squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Mexico

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
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