| Gerardo Torrado | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerardo Torrado Diez de Bonilla | |
| Date of birth | April 30, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Height | 1. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. 77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)[1] | |
| Playing position | Central Defensive Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Cruz Azul | |
| Number | 6 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005- |
UNAM Pumas CD Tenerife Poli Ejido Sevilla Racing Santander Cruz Azul |
44 (1) 45 (2) 22 (0) 83 (5) 29 (2) 93 (6) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1999-present | Mexico | 80 (4) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Gerardo Torrado Diez de Bonilla (born April 30, 1979 in Mexico City) is an international Mexican football player, currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Cruz Azul in the Primera División de México. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Cruz Azul, is a popular Mexican professional Football (soccer club The Primera División (First Division is the First Division Association football championship established by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación
Biography
Playing mostly as a defensive midfielder, Torrado is known for his hard tackling and solid defensive abilities. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. He made his professional debut in the Primera División de México on September, 1997, playing for UNAM Pumas against UANL Tigres, winning 4-2 against their opponent. The Primera División (First Division is the First Division Association football championship established by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación Club Universidad Nacional AC, also referred to as Pumas de la UNAM, is a Mexican professional football club Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, also known as UANL or simply Tigres, is a popular Mexican professional football club which plays in the Primera
Torrado is one of only a handful of Mexican players to play a number of years outside of Mexico, playing for six years in various teams in the Spanish La Liga. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or He is an important part of the Mexican national team and has amassed 70 caps for his country. The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition Torrado has represented Mexico in both youth and senior level. He was part of the Mexican youth team, that played in the FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in 1999, held in Nigeria, where his side reached the quarter-finals. The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of Association football for male players under the age of Since then, he has been a regular starter for the senior Mexican national team and has played in the FIFA Confederations Cup both in 1999, 2005 and the FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan in 2002, where he scored the winning goal in their 2-1 victory over Ecuador. The FIFA Confederations Cup is an Association football tournament for national teams currently held every four years by FIFA. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. The Ecuador national football team is the national team of Ecuador and is governed by the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol.
Torrado was selected by national team coach Ricardo Lavolpe to be part of the 23 man Mexican squad which played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe Guarchoni, born February 6, 1952 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football manager The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Torrado played in all of Mexico's matches in the World Cup. He was part of the starting line-up that beat Brazil 2-0 in the 2007 Copa America. The Copa América 2007 was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for South America.
References
External links
- Official website
- Gerardo Torrado Article (In Spanish)
- Football Database.com provides Gerardo Torrado's profile and stats
- Gerardo Torrado Statistics at MedioTiempo. com (Spanish)
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