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Player Profile: Ricardo Osorio

April 11th, 2006 | By: Luis Carlos | 5 Comments »

Getting ready to Germany, I’ll be posting profiles of the Mexicans players so you can get to know them. Since we still don’t know who of the 26 are going to Germany, there are some players who have their ticket already. One of them is Ricardo Osorio.

Osorio was born in Huajapan de León, Oaxaca on March 30th. He is 28 years old (born on ‘80). H e is 173cm tall and weighs 68 kilos. He now plays with Cruz Azul, Mexico (3rd place team as of 11/March/06.

He has been with these team since 97 and has never played outside of Mexico, he wears number 2, and is one of the best defenders, in one of the best defences of the world cup contenders. He comes from one of the Cruz Azul “B” teams, and made his debut in the Mexican League February 2nd of 2002 against Atlante in a 3-1 victory.

Talented center defender who was in the starting 11 of the Gold Cup Champions in 2003. He also played in the Fifa Confederations Cup, last year where he did a hell of a job, although missed the 6th and final pk in the pk round against Argentina.

He has started 136 games with Cruz Azul, being in the field for almost 12,000 minutes only receiving 2 red cards (both in 03), he has never scored a goal, but has given 3 passes for a score.

He will definetly be one of the best players in the upcoming world cup, ocupying the toughest spot in the backfield. Look for him in Europe as of the end of the World Cup.

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By Big-Baller-Shot-Caller | April 11th, 2006 at 8:39 pm

Very good player. Solid and steady. Should start every match. Who can forget his “sombrero” against Brazil.

Had Mexico not lost Carmona and Galindo in that mysterious “doping gate” they would have been the best defense in Germany.
As is, they will be steady.

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By Luis Carlos | April 13th, 2006 at 12:28 am

“Doping gate” that’s nice! What do you think actually happened? Whay aren’t they playing (Carmona and Galindo)?

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By Big-Baller-Shot-Caller | April 13th, 2006 at 4:02 pm

The truth is never going to come out. First, because the fact the players are laying low and that probably means they are being threatened to not speak and keep a low profile or are being paid off to keep quiet.

Second, the federation is probably squarely to blame. Anyway you cut it, this is an interesting look at the Mexican justice system and lack thereof or administrative bureacracy and corruption at its finest.
General public and players be damned.

Can you imagine what if feels like to be Carmona right about now?

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By Luis Carlos | April 13th, 2006 at 4:18 pm

But if you’re a player and are in your prime, with the chance to play your last world cup as a starter with a hell of a Defense. You just don’t stay quiet, and get paid.

I bet there is not a number that high that you can receive and be quit about not going to the world cup. Even if your opinion on corruption and administrative suckness is true, you just don’t take it.

I would do everything in my power to play that cup. I mean is the only thing that matters.

Anyway, I think the doping was right, just don’t get why they didn’t cut the sanction to a year so they could play the cup. The only punished where the fans and the team, not Carmona and Galindo.

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By Player Profile: Jared Borgetti - FIFA World Cup 2006 - Mexico World Cup Team Blog | April 23rd, 2006 at 7:34 pm

[...] The mexican “23″ is almost ready, we’ve already reviewed 2 defenders: Osorio and Marquez, who are not only going to be in the final list, but in the starting 11. Lavolpe has already made up his mind in 2 positions: Keepers and strikers. Sanchez, Corona and Ochoa being the goalies and Franco, Fonseca, Bravo and Borgetti being the forwards. After a bunch of speculation, with the Blanco incident, Bofo playing ok, and regular players like Marquez Lugo, Landín, Medina, Osorno, Ochoa, et all doing well in their tournaments, there was a big fight for the last spot in the attacking squad, wich eventually Omar Bravo won. But Borgetti, Franco and Fonseca had already a foot and a half in Germany. [...]

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