William Osorio Explained

William Osorio
Fullname:William Adalberto Osorio Rivera
Birth Date:13 April 1971
Birth Place:San Salvador, El Salvador
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1987–1989
Youthclubs1:Coca Cola
Years1:1990–1996
Years2:1997–1998
Years3:1999–2005
Years4:2005–2006
Years5:2007
Clubs3:FAS
Clubs5:Chalatenango
Manageryears1:2008
Managerclubs1:Salvadoreño
Manageryears2:2009–2011
Managerclubs2:FAS (assistant)
Manageryears3:2017
Managerclubs3:San Rafael Cedros
Manageryears4:2020
Managerclubs4:FAS (assistant)
Manageryears5:2020
Managerclubs5:Marte Soyapango
Nationalyears1:1991–2002
Nationalteam1:El Salvador
Nationalcaps1:67
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:26 April 2006
Ntupdate:25 August 2011

William Adalberto Osorio Rivera (born April 13, 1971) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.

He was assistant coach at CD FAS, assisting technical director William Renderos.

Club career

After coming through at Coca-Cola, for whom he made his debut in 1987 while in the Salvadoran second division, Osorio started his top level career with FAS and made his debut in August 1990 against Fuerte San Francisco. He won 6 league titles with FAS in two periods divided by a spell at Luis Ángel Firpo with whom he also won the league in 1998. He was a long time captain of FAS and after leaving FAS in the summer of 2005, he also played professionally for Isidro Metapán and Chalatenango of the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.

International career

Osorio made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Nicaragua and has earned a total of 67 caps, scoring no goals. Osorio has been a national team stalwart for over 10 years and has represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches over three campaigns and played at the 1991, 1993, 1995,[1] 1997,[2] 1999[3] and 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups,[4] as well as at the 1996[5] and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[6]

His final international game was a January 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States.

Personal life

Osorio is married and has two sons.[7]

Honours

7

1995, 1996, 1998, 2002 Clausura, 2002 Apertura, 2004 Apertura, 2005 Clausura

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam95.html UNCAF Tournament 1995
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam97.html UNCAF Tournament 1997
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam99.html UNCAF Tournament 1999
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam01det.html Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details
  6. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details
  7. http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/2002/5/24/depor3.shtml 26 mayo: El denominador común