Juan Carlos Osorio
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Juan Carlos Osorio The Recreationist (born June 8, 1962), is a Colombia
n football
manager and former football player who began his career in 1980 with Deportivo Pereira
. He is currently managing Puebla FC in Mexico.
Osorio was born in Santa Rosa de Cabal
, Risaralda
. He holds a diploma in Science and Football from Liverpool John Moores University
, a UEFA
"A" coaching license from the English FA
, and a coaching certificate from the Royal Netherlands Football Association
. He graduated from Southern Connecticut State University
in 1990 with a B.A.
in Exercise Science.
as assistant coach/conditioning coach. He would then join the MetroStars
staff during the 2000 season under Octavio Zambrano
. He would go on to join Manchester City F.C.
as the conditioning coach in June 2001.
Final. On the way they defeated defending Champion Houston Dynamo
(4-1 on aggregate), and in the Western Conference final defeated Real Salt Lake
1-0, before falling 3-1 to Columbus Crew
in the final. In his second season with the club Osorio guided the club to one of the worst records in league history, 2-16-4. Overall his stay at the club was extremely disappointing. In two seasons at the club Osorio was 12-27-13, the worst mark in the league during that period of time. The club also suffered an embarrassing set-back under Osorio when they were eliminated by W Connection
in the preliminary round of the CONCACAF Champions League. Due to mounting pressure, Osorio resigned from his post as coach of the New York Red Bulls on August 21, 2009.
. After taking charge of a team that was in danger of relegation Osorio helped Once Caldas to a league title in 2010. In 44 matches in charge of Once Caldas he recorded a record of 23 victories, 8 draws and 13 losses. In January 2011 it was reported that Osorio would be leaving Once Caldas to take charge of the national team of Honduras
.
that juan Carlos osorio would be taking up the vacant Trainer spot left by Sergio Bueno
.
to face the qualifying rounds for Brazil
2014 FIFA World Cup
. This is his first opportunity as major coach of a national team. On February 3, Once Caldas and Osorio declares that he can not be liberated until June, 2011, to assume his role in Honduras. In this new context, Fenafuth (Honduras National Football Federation), in a press conference declares that was impossible to wait until June for Osorio to assume and broke all negotiation.
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Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
manager and former football player who began his career in 1980 with Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira is a professional soccer team of the Colombian city of Pereira. Founded in 1944, its traditional colors are red and yellow. It plays in the Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas.-History:...
. He is currently managing Puebla FC in Mexico.
Osorio was born in Santa Rosa de Cabal
Santa Rosa de Cabal
Santa Rosa de Cabal is a town and municipality in the Risaralda Department, west central Colombia, on the western slopes of the Andean Cordillera Central. It is a commercial and manufacturing centre for the fertile agricultural and pastoral hinterland...
, Risaralda
Risaralda Department
Risaralda is a department of Colombia. It is located in the western central region of the country and part of the Paisa Region. Its capital is Pereira.It was divided from the department of Caldas in 1966...
. He holds a diploma in Science and Football from Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool John Moores University is a British 'modern' university located in the city of Liverpool, England. The university is named after John Moores and was previously called Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts and later Liverpool Polytechnic before gaining university status in 1992, thus...
, a UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
"A" coaching license from the English FA
The Football Association
The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...
, and a coaching certificate from the Royal Netherlands Football Association
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
. He graduated from Southern Connecticut State University
Southern Connecticut State University
Southern Connecticut State University is one of four state universities in Connecticut, and is located in the West Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut...
in 1990 with a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Exercise Science.
Assistant Manager
Juan Carlos Osorio began his coaching career during the 1998-1999 season joining the Staten Island VipersStaten Island Vipers
The Staten Island Vipers were a soccer club that competed in the USL A-League in 1998 and 1999. The club was based on Staten Island, New York City. The team played its games at Tottenville High School and Wagner College...
as assistant coach/conditioning coach. He would then join the MetroStars
Metrostars
Metrostar may refer to:*New York Red Bulls, formerly called the "MetroStars", a soccer team from New York*Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly called "The Metrostar Express", a part of the metropolitan rail system in Manila...
staff during the 2000 season under Octavio Zambrano
Octavio Zambrano
Octavio Zambrano is one of the all-time winningest coaches in Major League Soccer history, .-Player:...
. He would go on to join Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
as the conditioning coach in June 2001.
Millonarios
In 2006, he started his career as a manager when he was hired by Millonarios. The Colombian led the Bogotá-based club to an 11-6-7 record during the 2007 Finalizacion (closing) season and a fourth place finish out of 18 teams in the Mustang Cup.Chicago Fire
In July 2007 he left the club to lead the MLS side Chicago Fire. He took over a last-place team and led them to a playoff qualification. He then helped Chicago orchestrate a first-round series victory against D.C. United, which entered the playoffs with the best record in MLS. On December 10, 2007 the Chicago Fire announced that Osorio had resigned his post due to family reasons. In his short time with the Fire, Osorio went 6-3-6 in the league, 7-5-7 across all competitions and led the team to the Conference Final for the sixth time in nine seasons.New York Red Bulls
Osorio was hired by the New York Red Bulls on December 18, 2007. The decision came after the Red Bulls and Fire reached an agreement on compensation for Osorio. The Red Bulls had an up and down season in Osorio's first season in charge of the club. After a promising start, the club qualified for the playoffs on the final day of the season. However, in the Playoffs Osorio would lead the club to their first ever MLS CupMLS Cup
The MLS Cup is the championship match of Major League Soccer, the highest tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada. As the final match of the MLS Cup playoffs, the winner is crowned the season champion in the same manner as other North American sports leagues...
Final. On the way they defeated defending Champion Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
(4-1 on aggregate), and in the Western Conference final defeated Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...
1-0, before falling 3-1 to Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
in the final. In his second season with the club Osorio guided the club to one of the worst records in league history, 2-16-4. Overall his stay at the club was extremely disappointing. In two seasons at the club Osorio was 12-27-13, the worst mark in the league during that period of time. The club also suffered an embarrassing set-back under Osorio when they were eliminated by W Connection
W Connection
Vibe CT 105 Williams Connection is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago, which currently plays in the Pro League. The club plays its home games in Manny Ramjohn Stadium...
in the preliminary round of the CONCACAF Champions League. Due to mounting pressure, Osorio resigned from his post as coach of the New York Red Bulls on August 21, 2009.
Once Caldas
After leaving New York, on November 18, 2009 Osorio was hired by Once CaldasOnce Caldas
Corporación Deportiva Once Caldas is a Colombian association football team, based in Manizales. They were the surprise winners of Copa Libertadores de América in 2004, mainly due to the performances of Juan Carlos Henao and Jhon Viáfara...
. After taking charge of a team that was in danger of relegation Osorio helped Once Caldas to a league title in 2010. In 44 matches in charge of Once Caldas he recorded a record of 23 victories, 8 draws and 13 losses. In January 2011 it was reported that Osorio would be leaving Once Caldas to take charge of the national team of Honduras
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
.
Puebla FC
After coming to terms with Once Caldas,on November 15 vice president of Puebla FC Roberto Henaine announced via TwitterTwitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
that juan Carlos osorio would be taking up the vacant Trainer spot left by Sergio Bueno
Sergio Bueno
Sergio Bueno is a Mexican football manager and current manager of Puebla FC of the Primera División de México.- Player:Sergio Bueno started of his professional football career with Deportivo Neza in the 1983-84 tournament against Puebla FC where he came in as substitute in the 88 minute...
.
Honduras national football team
On February 2, 2011, Juan Carlos Osorio was officially named as the new coach of Honduras national football teamHonduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
to face the qualifying rounds for Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
2014 FIFA World Cup
2014 FIFA World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....
. This is his first opportunity as major coach of a national team. On February 3, Once Caldas and Osorio declares that he can not be liberated until June, 2011, to assume his role in Honduras. In this new context, Fenafuth (Honduras National Football Federation), in a press conference declares that was impossible to wait until June for Osorio to assume and broke all negotiation.
Managerial stats
Statistics accurate as of match played 28 January 2011.| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||||
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| Millonarios | |
September 2006 | ||||||||
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|Chicago Fire
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|align=left|July 2007
|align=left|December 2007
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|New York Red Bulls
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|align=left|December 2007
|align=left|August 2009
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|Once Caldas
Once Caldas
Corporación Deportiva Once Caldas is a Colombian association football team, based in Manizales. They were the surprise winners of Copa Libertadores de América in 2004, mainly due to the performances of Juan Carlos Henao and Jhon Viáfara...
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