Omar Esparza

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Omar Esparza
Personal information
Full name Omar Alejandro Esparza Morales
Date of birth (1988-05-21) May 21, 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Tototlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 CAFESSA Jalisco (Head coach)
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)
National team
2005 Mexico U17 9 (3)
2007 Mexico U20 7 (1)
2007–2008 Mexico 4 (0)
Teams managed
2021 CAFESSA Jalisco (Assistant)
2021– CAFESSA Jalisco
Honours
Representing  Mexico
Winner FIFA U-17 World Championship 2005
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
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. He is the brother of the professional football player, Rigoberto Esparza.

Club career[]

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.[1]

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 team mates 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.[2]

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.

International Caps[]

As of 16 April 2008

[3]

Honours[]

Guadalajara

Pachuca

Mexico U17

References[]

  1. ^ Omar Esparza – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Omar Esparza Morales" (in Spanish). Chivas Sitio Oficial. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  3. ^ "Omar Esparza's National Team Appearances".

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