Daniel Osorno

Daniel Osorno Calvillo (born 16 March 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker and winger.

Career Osorno made his debut on 11 January 1997 in a game against Tecos UAG and quickly became one of the main goal scorers for Atlas. During this time, he was one of several players in the Atlas youth system to eventually join the Mexico national team, along with teammates such as Rafael Márquez, Juan Pablo Rodríguez, and Miguel Zepeda. Under the direction of head coach Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe, Atlas became a leading contender, with Osorno regularly starting on the left wing. In the Verano 1999 competition Atlas reached the final, but lost on penalties to Toluca. For seven years Daniel was a symbolic player for Atlas. However, his form began to deteriorate after dealing with some injury problems. Osorno was loaned out to Monterrey for a year in 2003. He played only 3 games with the team.

Osorno returned to Mexico and was signed by Puebla F.C., where his career experienced a recovery.

International career Osorno was called up for the U-20 Mexico national team in 1999. Later that year, he made his debut with the Mexico national team, against Croatia on 16 June 1999. He has represented Mexico at several international competitions, including three Copa América tournaments: 1999, 2001, and 2004. Osorno was a member of the team that beat Brazil in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, but saw no playing time in that tournament. He missed out on the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he was one of the last players cut from the squad by coach Javier Aguirre.

Osorno also represented Mexico at the 2003 Gold Cup, where he scored the tournament-winning Golden Goal in the final match against Brazil. Osorno's final international appearance came against South Korea on February 15, 2006.

He also has a regional Mexican music band called Banda Pura Caña de Daniel Osorno.

International goals Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. June 18, 1999 Seoul, South Korea 2–0 Win 1999 Korea Cup 2. June 18, 1999 Seoul, South Korea 2–0 Win 1999 Korea Cup 3. July 6, 1999 Ciudad del Este, Paraguay 3–1 Win 1999 Copa América 4. June 4, 2000 Chicago, United States 2–2 Draw 2000 Nike U.S. Cup 5. April 11, 2001 Monterrey, Mexico 1–0 Win Friendly 6. July 22, 2001 Pereira, Colombia 2–0 Win 2001 Copa América 7. July 6, 2003 Carson, United States 1–2 Loss Friendly 8. July 20, 2003 Mexico City, Mexico 5–0 Win 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup 9. July 27, 2003 Mexico City, Mexico 1–0 (a.e.t.) Win 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup 10. June 19, 2004 San Antonio, United States 8–0 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 11. November 10, 2004 San Antonio, United States 2–0 Win Friendly 12. November 17, 2004 Monterrey, Mexico 8–0 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours Mexico FIFA Confederations Cup: 1999 CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2003