Omar de Jesús explained

Omar de Jesus
Fullname:Omar Andres de Jesus Borja
Birth Date:1976 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Position:Right-back
Currentclub:Barcelona Sporting Club
Clubnumber:4
Years1:1993–2002
Years2:2003–2007
Years3:2008–present
Clubs3:Barcelona SC
Caps1:289
Caps2:163
Caps3:67
Goals1:13
Goals2:7
Goals3:2
Nationalyears1:2006–
Nationalcaps1:15
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:12 July 2010
Ntupdate:4 April 2010

Omar Andres de Jesus Borja (born 29 February 1976) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays club football for Barcelona Sporting Club of Guayaquil.

Club career

He started his career with Sociedad Deportiva Aucas, and went on to feature in over 280 caps for the Quito side. In 2002, he switched to rivals Club Deportivo El Nacional, the military team. It was here where he began to impress with his speed and accurate passing skills. He was for a long time considered Ecuador's best right-back, alongside Ulises de la Cruz.

In December 2007, Omar transferred, alongside seven other national players, to Barcelona SC.[1]

International career

He began playing for Ecuador national team in 2006 under Colombian coach Luis Fernando Suarez. He also featured in several early 2006 friendlies in preparation for the Copa América 2007. de Jesus has currently made 5 appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, starting against Peru, Argentina, and Colombia. Uruguay and Venezuela

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2007-12-27 . Ecuador soccer hit by multi-million-dollar transfer frenzy . People's Daily. China . 2008-07-13.