Omar Bravo
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Omar Bravo Tordecillas | |
| Date of birth | March 4, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 61⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Deportivo de La Coruña | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001–2008 2008– |
Deportivo Guadalajara Deportivo de La Coruña |
258 (101) 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003– | Mexico | 48 (13) |
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Omar Bravo Tordecillas (born March 4, 1980 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa) is a Mexican international football striker who currently plays for Deportivo de La Coruña in Spanish La Liga.
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[edit] Club Career
Bravo was an amateur boxer during his youth until he was 12 or 13 years old, before becoming a football player. He was trained at the Club Deportivo Guadalajara youth system, and made his debut with the senior team on August 20, 2001 against UANL Tigres in a 0-0 draw. After playing as a substitute in his first three seasons, Bravo became a regular starter for the team during the 2002 Apertura, playing 15 games and scoring 6 goals.
In 2006, Bravo participated in a successful season for Guadalajara helping the team to win the Apertura championship title, as well as achieving second place for the top goal scorer in the Mexican League Division and registering 9 goals for the tournament.
In 2007, Bravo displayed his fine form at the Clausura division, winning the golden boot for most goals in the league with 11 goals in 17 matches. Chivas becoming champion in the 2006 Apertura 2006, was eligible to participate in the Champions Cup. Bravo,scored in his first appearance in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup against W Connection as well as in the first match of the semifinals against DC United. Passing to the final, On April 8, 2007, he helped Guadalajara to a 2-2 draw against CF Pachuca at the CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final, scoring 2 goals in the first match.
Omar Bravo scored his 100th goal on April 26, 2008 in a 4-0 victory over CF Puebla in the Estadio Jalisco. Bravo is the 2nd player in Chivas history to reach 100 goals, only behind Salvador Reyes who has 122 goals. He finished his carrer in Guadalajara with 101 goals, scoring his last goal against Monterrey in the Mexican First Division quarter-finals of the play-offs which they tied 4-4, losing 8-5 in the global. Omar Bravo said bye to the Guadalajara fans by kissing the ground at Estadio Jalisco and walking around the field once.He will now play with Deportivo La Coruna
[edit] International career
Bravo has played for several Mexican youth national teams and several amateur tournaments including the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He has played 49 caps and scored 13 goals for the senior Mexican National Team.
Bravo first appeared in the senior national team when veteran forward Jesús Arellano was unable to play in a friendly match due to injury. Since then, Bravo became one of the top contenders for Mexico's offensive lineup on the squad.
On June 11, 2006, playing at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Bravo scored two goals for Mexico's 3-1 victory over Iran and was named the Man of the Match.[1]. Two matches later, he failed to score a penalty kick against Portugal, which gave Mexico a 2-1 loss. Mexico managed to reach the second round, before losing to Argentina in extra time.
In 2007, Bravo was selected by coach Hugo Sánchez to represent his country to play in a series of friendly international matches, and to take part in Gold Cup 2007, and 2007 Copa América, in which he scored 3 goals.
[edit] Transfer to Europe
On May 22, 2008, Deportivo de La Coruña announced an agreement between the club and Omar Bravo for the next three years. Omar Bravo left Chivas de Guadalajara as a free agent. Bravo, who also plays for the Mexican national team, will be the second Mexican in Deportivo's current squad after Andres Guardado. During the ten years Bravo spent at Chivas, he managed to score 101 goals in the league alone for a total of 119 goals in 305 games for the Mexican side. At the World Cup in Germany, two years ago, he scored twice. [2] Himself and Guardado, along other Mexican footballers in Europe, are duos in their teams like the Pardo-Osorio duo in Germany, Salcido-Rodriguez duo in Holland, and Giovanni-Marquez duo in Spain.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- Apertura 2006 - Champions (2006)
[edit] International
- CONCACAF Gold Cup - Champions (2003)
[edit] Individual
- Second all-time leading scorer for Club Deportivo Guadalajara.
- Mexican Primera División Best Rookie Player (Apertura 2002)
- Top Scorer in the Mexican League Clausura 2007
- Top Scorer in CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007
[edit] Statistics
| Club | Tournament | Matches | Goals |
| Guadalajara | La Primera División | 258 | 101 |
| Guadalajara | Interliga | 11 | 4 |
| Guadalajara | Copa Libertadores | 27 | 9 |
| Guadalajara | Champions Cup | 5 | 4 |
| Guadalajara | Superliga | 2 | 1 |
| Guadalajara | Copa Sudamericana | 2 | 0 |
| Total Guadalajara | 305 | 119 | |
| Tapatio | La Primera División A | 1 | 1 |
| Total Tapatio | 1 | 1 | |
| Mexico | Copa America | 5 | 3 |
| Mexico | Gold Cup | 9 | 2 |
| Mexico | Olympics | 3 | 2 |
| Mexico | World Cup | 3 | 2 |
| Mexico | Qualification | 4 | 0 |
| Mexico | Friendlies | 25 | 4 |
| Total Mexico | 49 | 13 | |
| Total | 355 | 133 |
[edit] Guadalajara Top Goalscorers
- Domestic League only
| Football Player | No. of goals |
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1.  Salvador Reyes |
122 |
| 2. Omar Bravo |
101 |
| 3. Eduardo de la Torre |
90 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Omar Bravo Article (In Spanish)
- Football Database.com provides Omar Bravo's profile and stats
- Chivas de Guadalajara Official site (In Spanish)
| Preceded by Bruno Marioni |
 Primera División de México Topscorer2007 |
Succeeded by Alfredo Moreno |
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