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Omar Esparza

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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
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Halcones (Assistant)
Youth career
2005–2006 Tapatío
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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  Mexico
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2005 Peru
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Esparza and the second or maternal family name is Morales.

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.

Club career

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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

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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

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As of 16 April 2008

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Honours

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Guadalajara

Pachuca

Mexico U17

References

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  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.
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