Alejandro Osorio (footballer)

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Alejandro Osorio
Personal information
Full name Luis Alejandro Osorio González
Date of birth (1976-09-24) 24 September 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Rancagua, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left midfielder, attacking midfielder
Youth career
O'Higgins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 O'Higgins
1996–1999 Universidad Católica 120 (17)
1999–2002 Estudiantes LP 91 (6)
2003–2004 Beira-Mar 7 (0)
2004–2006 Universidad Católica 69 (2)
2007 Deportes Antofagasta 19 (1)
2007 Deportes Concepción 17 (0)
2008 Ñublense 26 (1)
2009 Cobreloa 0 (0)
International career
1993 Chile U17
1995 Chile U20
1996 Chile U23
1997–2001 Chile 8 (0)
Managerial career
2012 Academia Machalí
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Alejandro Osorio González (born 24 September 1976), commonly known as Alejandro Osorio or sometimes Janino, is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Flywheel offensive plays by right and his current team is Cobreloa of the First Division Chile. He was champion of the Apertura 1997 tournament and the 2005 Clausura tournament with Universidad Católica.

International career

Osorio played for Chile in both the 1993 FIFA U17 World Championship in Japan, where Chile reached the third place, and the 1995 FIFA U20 Championship in Qatar. In addition, he took part of Chile squad in the 1993 South American U17 Championship[1]

At under-23 level, he represented Chile in the 1996 Pre-Olympic Tournament.[2]

At senior level, he made eight appearances for Chile between 1997 and 2001, including both the 1997 and the 2001 Copa América.[3]

Coaching career

In 2012, Osorio worked as the manager of Academia Machalí in the Tercera B, the fifth level of the Chilean football league system.[4]

Personal life

On his mother side, he is the cousin of former footballer and also product of O'Higgins, Darío Gálvez.[5]

Honours

Universidad Católica

International

Chile U17

References

  1. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-17". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Torneos Preolímpicos Sudamericanos Sub-23". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Alejandro Osorio". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ Valencia, Felipe (18 September 2015). "Sub 17 de 1993: Un Chile con proyección y donde pocos brillaron". PrensaFútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ (Somos Energía) Tirando La Talla Cap 17 Darío Gálvez on YouTube (in Spanish). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.