Omar Bravo Biography

Omar Bravo Biography – Introduction
Over the past 3 decades, Mexican soccer players that shone in the national league were quick to follow their dream to play in Europe. Some of them made it into the top flight of soccer, Hugo Sanchez, Rafael Marquez or Giovani Dos Santos for example, whereas a lot didn't and remained complete strangers, or came back to their home country after a couple of years spent as subs.

It's a risky business and no one can guarantee your success in European soccer. Bravo is one of the few players in the Mexican league that decided to remain loyal to the club that gave him the opportunity to become a professional soccer player, Chivas de Guadalajara.

Early Career


Full name	Omar Bravo Tordecillas
Date of birth	March 4, 1980
Place of birth	Los Mochis, Mexico
Height	5.6FT - 1.69M
Playing position	Striker

Born in Los Mochis, a town in the North Western part of Mexico, Omar Bravo got his real contact with Soccer when he was 5 years old and Mexico hosted the 1986 World Cup. The Mexican national team made a great World Cup then, managing to equal their 1970 performance of going through to the quarter finals and soccer started becoming very popular amongst children in Mexico.

Omar Bravo Tordecillas was no different and he combined his passion for soccer with another sport he loved, boxing. He was an amateur boxer for a while and many believe that many of his qualities as a soccer player derive from the fact that he boxed in his youth.

The player's combative style, agility and stamina prove them right. It's these qualities, combined with an outstanding ability to control the ball on the ground that brought Bravo in the attention of the senior squad of Chivas de Guadalajara, the club he started playing soccer for as a young boy.

Season	Club	Games	Goals
2001–	Chivas de Guadalajara	228	84
Last Update - Sep 17, 2007

Chivas de Guadalajara
Although he took his time to debut as a professional soccer player, Omar Bravo made an immediate impact and didn't miss the chance he was given in 2001, as he got called to Chivas' senior squad for his first match, at age 21. He was taken to the team several times before, but never got the chance to play as he was just a backup sub.

By 2002, in his second season with Chivas de Guadalajara, Bravo had won a place in the first team, starting in 15 games during the Apertura, scoring 6 goals. This consolidated his position and has become indispensable ever since. Although he's a striker and he has quite a good goal average ratio, Bravo is not the type of attacker you would call a scoring machine. He's not an Inzaghi, Raul or Wayne Rooney type of player.

Years	National Team	Games	Goals
2004-	Mexico	49	13
Last Update - Aug 22, 2007

Bravo's strength consists of his teamwork and his goal average ratio is surpasses by his assist ratio. If goals would be counted like they are in hockey, with two assists equaling 1 goal, Omar Bravo would definitely be one of the top strikers in the Americas, stats-wise.

Ever since they gave a playing chance to Omar Bravo, Chivas rose to become one of the strengths of the Mexican Primera Division. Their biggest performance so far, with Bravo in their ranks, is winning the 2006 Mexican Championship Apertura. Although he's just 27, Bravo is already a legendary soccer player for Chivas de Guadalajara and he's currently the club's third best scorer in history.

Still, Mexican fans (and Chivas fans especially) believe there's more to come from the striker and they're hoping he will be in one of his better forms once Mexico debut in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Bravo, Top Scorer in the Mexican League - 2007

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