Alejandro Osorio (footballer)

Alejandro Osorio
Personal information
Full name	Luis Alejandro Osorio González
Date of birth	24 September 1976 (age 47)
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
1995	O'Higgins
1996–1999	Universidad Católica
1999–2002	Estudiantes LP
2003–2004	Beira-Mar
2004–2006	Universidad Católica
2007	Deportes Antofagasta
2007	Deportes Concepción
2008	Ñublense
2009	Cobreloa
International career
1993	Chile U17
1995	Chile U20
1996	Chile U23
1997–2001	Chile
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Honours[edit]

Universidad Católica

Primera División de Chile (2): 1997 Apertura, 2005 Clausura

International[edit]

Chile U17

FIFA U-17 World Cup Third place: 1993

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Alejandro Osorio at National-Football-Teams.com
FutbolXXI.com at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 June 2012)
Alejandro Osorio at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)

[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.

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