Bravo during his time with Cruz Azul
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Full name | Omar Bravo Tordecillas | |||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | March 4, 1980 | |||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Los Mochis, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Phoenix Rising | |||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||
2001–2008 | Guadalajara | 258 | (101) | |||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Deportivo La Coruña | 25 | (4) | |||||||||||||||
2009 | → UANL (loan) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Guadalajara | 32 | (5) | |||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Sporting Kansas City | 28 | (9) | |||||||||||||||
2010 | → Guadalajara (loan) | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Cruz Azul | 36 | (6) | |||||||||||||||
2013 | → Atlas (loan) | 33 | (13) | |||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Guadalajara | 83 | (24) | |||||||||||||||
2016 | Carolina RailHawks | 14 | (4) | |||||||||||||||
2017– | Phoenix Rising | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Mexico Olympic | 3 | (2) | |||||||||||||||
2002–2013 | Mexico | 65 | (15) | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 April 2013 |
Omar Bravo Tordecillas (born 4 March 1980 in Los Mochis) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a striker for Phoenix Rising FC in the United Soccer League. He is C.D. Guadalajara's all-time leading scorer in all matches.
Omar Bravo has scored 132 goals with Guadalajara. Omar Bravo was brought to the Guadalajara youth system by Jose Luis Real. He made his debut with the senior team on 17 February 2001 against Tigres UANL in a 0–0 draw. Bravo became a regular starter for the team during the 2002 Apertura, playing 15 games and scoring 6 goals.
In 2006, Bravo participated in a successful season for Club Deportivo Guadalajara, helping the team win the Apertura championship title, as well as achieving first place for the top goal scorer in the Mexico First Division and registering 11 goals for the tournament. Bravo scored the leading goal in the first leg match of the 2006 Apertura final, which ended in a 1-1 draw against Toluca.
In 2007, Bravo displayed skills at the Clausura division, winning the golden boot for most goals in the league with 11 goals in 17 matches. Club Deportivo Guadalajara becoming champion in the Apertura 2006 made them eligible to participate in the Champions Cup. Bravo scored in his first appearance in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup against W Connection F.C. as well as in the first match of the semifinals against D.C. United. In the final, on 8 April 2007, he helped Club Deportivo Guadalajara to a 2–2 draw against CF Pachuca at the CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final, scoring 2 Goals in the first match.
Omar Bravo scored his 100th goal on 26 April 2008 in a 4–0 victory over Puebla F.C.. Bravo became the 2nd player in Club Deportivo Guadalajara history to reach 100 goals, only behind Salvador Reyes, who has 122 goals. He played his last match of his first stint in C.D. Guadalajara by scoring his 101st goal against C.F. Monterrey in the quarter-finals, which they tied 4–4, losing 8–5 on aggregate.