| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Adalberto Osorio Rivera | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-04-13) April 13, 1971 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1989 | Coca Cola | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1996 | FAS | ||
| 1997–1998 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| 1999–2005 | FAS | ||
| 2005–2006 | Isidro Metapán | ||
| 2007 | Chalatenango | ||
| International career | |||
| 1991–2002 | El Salvador | 67 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008 | Salvadoreño | ||
| 2009–2011 | FAS (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | San Rafael Cedros | ||
| 2020 | FAS (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Marte Soyapango | ||
| 2023 | FAS (assistant) | ||
| 2024-Present | Zacatecoluca F.C. | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 August 2011 | |||
William Adalberto Osorio Rivera (born April 13, 1971) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.
He was assistant coach at CD FAS, assisting technical director William Renderos.
Club career
After coming through at Coca-Cola, for whom he made his debut in 1987 while in the Salvadoran second division, Osorio started his top level career with FAS and made his debut in August 1990 against Fuerte San Francisco. He won 6 league titles with FAS in two periods divided by a spell at Luis Ángel Firpo with whom he also won the league in 1998. He was a long time captain of FAS and after leaving FAS in the summer of 2005, he also played professionally for Isidro Metapán and Chalatenango of the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.
International career
Osorio made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Nicaragua and has earned a total of 67 caps, scoring no goals. Osorio has been a national team stalwart for over 10 years and has represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches over three campaigns and played at the 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups, as well as at the 1996 and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
His final international game was a January 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States.
Personal life
Osorio is married and has two sons.
Honours
As a player
- FAS
- Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador (La Primera) (7): 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002 Clausura, 2002 Apertura, 2004 Apertura, 2005 Clausura
- LA Firpo
- Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador (La Primera) (1): 1997-1998
As a coach
- Zacatecoluca
- Tercera Divison (2): Apertura 2023, Clausura 2024
References
- William Osorio – FIFA competition record (archived)
- UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
- UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
- UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
- Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details - RSSSF
- CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details - RSSSF
- CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF
- 26 mayo: El denominador común - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
External links
- William Osorio at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - CD FAS (in Spanish)
- ¿Qué PASó con... William Osorio ? - El Salvador.com (in Spanish)
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Footballers from San Salvador
- Men's association football defenders
- Salvadoran men's footballers
- El Salvador men's international footballers
- 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- C.D. FAS footballers
- C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers
- A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers
- A.D. Chalatenango footballers
- C.D. FAS managers
- Salvadoran football managers