Omar Esparza

Last updated
Omar Esparza
Personal information
Full name Omar Alejandro Esparza Morales [1]
Date of birth (1988-05-21) May 21, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Tototlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Halcones (Assistant)
Youth career
2005–2006 Tapatío
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2015 Guadalajara 170 (3)
2013 → San Luis (loan) 16 (0)
2015–2016 → Pachuca (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2019 Tampico Madero 60 (1)
2020 Los Cabos 0 (0)
International career
2005 Mexico U17 9 (3)
2007 Mexico U20 7 (1)
2007–2008 Mexico 4 (0)
Managerial career
2021 CAFESSA Jalisco (Assistant)
2021 CAFESSA Jalisco
2024– Halcones (Assistant)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2005 Peru
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Omar Alejandro Esparza Morales (born 21 May 1988) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a right-back and manager. He is the brother of the professional football player, Rigoberto Esparza.

Contents

Club career

Esparza (left) playing against Juventus in 2011 Guadalajara Chivas vs Juventus FC, 2011, Reto Ziegler.jpg
Esparza (left) playing against Juventus in 2011

Esparza made his debut on October 15, 2005, against CF Monterrey, playing only 12 minutes. He had switched playing time between Chivas and CD Tapatio since then, with a brief stay in Chivas Coras in the 2004–2006 season. [2]

He took part in Chivas's Championship win in the Apertura 2006.

Esparza was given high praise by Mexico coach Javier Aguirre for his performances and was expected to cement a place in the 2010 World Cup starting line-up. However a knee injury picked up in the final game of the season ended his world cup hopes and he is not expected to be back in full training until June 2010.

International career

Omar Esparza has played with the Mexico national football team in three categories.

He was present with the Mexico U-17 Team, in which he and his teammates won the U-17 World Cup in Peru in 2005. He played in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship Match where Mexico obtained the cup against Brazil. The score was 3–0, and Esparza scored the 2nd goal of the final. [3]

He has also played with U-20 in the FIFA U-20 World Cup that was held in Canada where he was an important player. Mexico played well but was eliminated by Argentina in the quarter-finals, losing 1-0 thanks to a goal scored by Maximiliano Moralez after bouncing the ball off a Mexican defender in the 45th minute .

On August 22, 2007, Esparza made his first appearance for the senior side.

Career Statistics

As of 16 April 2008

[4]

Honours

Guadalajara

Pachuca

Mexico U17

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Omar Bravo</span> Mexican footballer (born 1980)

Omar Bravo Tordecillas is a Mexican professional football manager and former professional footballer who currently manages National Independent Soccer Association club Arizona Monsoon FC. As a footballer he played as a striker. Bravo is Guadalajara's record goalscorer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oswaldo Sánchez</span> Mexican footballer and sports commentator (born 1973)

Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and a sports analyst for TUDN. He is highly regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Mexican footballing history.

Ramón Morales Higuera is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and manager.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carlos Salcido</span> Mexican footballer (born 1980)

Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores is a Mexican former professional footballer. He started his career as a centre-back and played most of it as left-back, then converted to defensive midfielder and ended it as centre-back. He won the 2012 Olympic gold medal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alberto Medina</span> Mexican footballer (born 1983)

Alberto Medina Briseño is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a winger. He is known as El Venado due to his speed.

Patricio Gabriel Araujo Vázquez is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

José Antonio Patlán Valtierra is a Mexican former footballer, who played as a centre back and as a defensive midfielder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Football in Mexico</span>

Mexico's most popular sport is football. As of 2020, the top-tier leagues in Mexico are Liga MX for the men and the Liga MX Femenil for women.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adrián Aldrete</span> Mexican footballer (born 1988)

Adrián Alexei Aldrete Rodríguez is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club UNAM.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rodolfo Cota</span> Mexican footballer (born 1987)

Rodolfo Cota Robles is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club América, on loan from León.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marco Fabián</span> Mexican footballer (born 1989)

Marco Jhonfai Fabián de la Mora is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Rànger's. He is an Olympic gold medalist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">C.D. Guadalajara</span> Mexican association football club

Club Deportivo Guadalajara, nicknamed "Chivas", is a Mexican professional football club based in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, Jalisco, Mexico. The team competes in the Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Primera División and is one of seven teams that have never been relegated.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sergio Pérez (footballer, born 1986)</span> Mexican footballer (born 1986)

Sergio Pérez Moya is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jorge Enríquez</span> Mexican footballer (born 1991)

Jorge Enríquez García is a former Mexican professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is an Olympic gold medalist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alan Pulido</span> Mexican footballer (born 1991)

Alan Pulido Izaguirre is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carlos Fierro</span> Mexican footballer (born 1994)

Carlos Eduardo Fierro Guerrero is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for UdeG.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antonio Briseño</span> Mexican footballer (born 1994)

Antonio "Pollo" Briseño Vázquez is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Guadalajara.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raúl López (footballer, born 1993)</span> Mexican footballer

Raúl López Gómez, also known as El Dedos, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club Santos Laguna.

Hedgardo Marín Arroyo is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga de Expansión MX club Cancún FC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tania Morales</span> Mexican footballer (born 1986)

Tania Paola Morales Bazarte, known as Tania Morales, is a former Mexican footballer who last played as a midfielder in the Liga MX Femenil and the Mexico national team. Internationally, she has represented Mexico's under-20 and senior teams.

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Omar Esparza – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ "Omar Esparza Morales" (in Spanish). Chivas Sitio Oficial. Archived from the original on March 17, 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ "Omar Esparza's National Team Appearances". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.