Omar de Jesús

Omar de Jesus

Personal information
Full name	Omar Andres de Jesus Borja
Date of birth	February 29, 1976 (1976-02-29) (age 35)
Place of birth	Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Right-back
Club information
Current club	Barcelona Sporting Club
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993-2002	SD Aucas	289	(13)
2003-2007	El Nacional	163	(7)
2008-present	Barcelona SC	67	(2)
National team‡
2006–	Ecuador	15	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04 April 2010

Omar Andres de Jesus Borja (born 29 February 1976 in Quito, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays club football for Barcelona Sporting Club of Guayaquil.

Club career

He started his career with Sociedad Deportiva Aucas, and went on to feature in over 280 caps for the Quito side. In 2002, he switched to rivals Club Deportivo El Nacional, the military team. It was here where he began to impress with his speed and accurate passing skills. He was for a long time considered Ecuador's best right-back, alongside Ulises de la Cruz.

In December 2007, Omar transferred, alongside seven other national players, to Barcelona SC, .^[1]

International career

He began playing for Ecuador national team in 2006 under Colombian coach Luis Fernando Suarez. He also featured in several early 2006 friendlies in preparation for the Copa America 2007. de Jesus has currently made 5 appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, starting against Peru, Argentina, and Colombia. Uruguay and Venezuela

References

1. ^ "Ecuador soccer hit by multi-million-dollar transfer frenzy". People's Daily Online. 2007-12-27. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/90871/6328239.html. Retrieved 2008-07-13. 

External links

• National team statistics
• ESPNsoccernet profile
• National Football Teams
• Player's FEF Card

Persondata
Name	De Jesus, Omar
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	29 February 1976
Place of birth	Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Date of death
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