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| Full name | Ricardo Osorio Mendoza[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (age 45) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Huajuapan de León, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back,centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 25 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Cruz Azul | 140 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | VfB Stuttgart | 73 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Monterrey | 114 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | →Querétaro (loan) | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 382 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2011 | Mexico | 82 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
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Ricardo Osorio Mendoza (born 30 March 1980) is a Mexican former professionalfootballer who played as adefender.
Born inHuajuapan de León,Oaxaca, Osorio made his debut in thePrimera División de México in 2001–02 season withCruz Azul in a match againstAtlante F.C., with a 3–1 victory.
After an outstanding performance at the2006 FIFA World Cup, Osorio signed a four-year, £4 million deal with German clubVfB Stuttgart.
He scored his first goal in the Bundesliga for Stuttgart on 16 February 2007. The goal came at the 44th minute of the match againstEintracht Frankfurt. Stuttgart went on to win the game 4–0. On 19 May 2007, Stuttgart defeatedEnergie Cottbus 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.
On 5 July 2010, he returned to Mexico after four years in Germany, signing forMonterrey. In his debut season, Monterrey won the Apertura 2010 championship, beatingSantos Laguna in the final. They also won theCONCACAF Champions League, beatingMLS clubReal Salt Lake in the final.
Osorio won his first international cap forMexico playing in the finals of theCONCACAF Gold Cup tournament againstBrazil on 13 July 2003, winning 1–0. Osorio scored his first international goal on 7 July 2004 in a 2–2 draw againstUruguay in the2004 Copa América.
In the2005 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 the2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, where he appeared in all four of Mexico's matches.
On 21 June 2007, Osorio played for Mexico againstGuadeloupe in the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament. After the match, he announced that he would not participate in theCopa América tournament, due to overloaded work schedules with his club, who would also play in the 2007–08Champions League. He stated that he and teammatePável Pardo had not taken any holiday break since the World Cup in Germany. Stuttgart coachArmin Veh was satisfied to hear this news and sent his thanks to national team coachHugo Sánchez for letting the players rest and take a vacation.
Osorio played all four matches forMexico at the2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
As of 19 August 2012[update][3][4][5]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Mexico | League | Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Cruz Azul | Primera División | 11 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | 36 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 40 | 0 | - | - | 40 | 0 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 28 | 0 | - | - | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 2005–06 | 25 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2006–07 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - | 33 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Mexico | League | Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Monterrey | Primera División | 32 | 1 | - | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 23 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | Mexico | 195 | 1 | - | 9 | 0 | 204 | 1 | ||
| Germany | 73 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 101 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 268 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 305 | 2 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| 2004 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 1 | |
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 July 2004 | Estadio Elías Aguirre,Chiclayo, Peru |  Uruguay | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2004 Copa América |
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