Gerardo Torrado

Football player infobox| playername= Gerardo Torrado


fullname = Gerardo Torrado Diez de Bonilla
nickname = "Borrego Torrado"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|4|30
cityofbirth = Mexico City
countryofbirth = Mexico
height = height|m=1.77 [ [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=816 FootbalDatabase.com] ]
currentclub = Cruz Azul
position = Central Defensive Midfielder
clubnumber = 6
years = 1997–2000
2000–2001
2001–2002
2002–2004
2004–2005
2005–
clubs = UNAM Pumas
CD Tenerife
Poli Ejido
Sevilla
Racing Santander
Cruz Azul
caps(goals) = 044 0(1)
036 0(0)
022 0(0)
083 0(5)
019 0(0)
093 0(6)
nationalyears = 1999–
nationalteam = Mexico
nationalcaps(goals) = 085 0(4)
pcupdate = October 23, 2007
ntupdate = August 22, 2008

Gerardo Torrado Diez de Bonilla (born April 30, 1979 in Mexico City) is an international Mexican football player, currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Cruz Azul in the Primera División de México. Torrado is also the team's captain.

Biography

Playing mostly as a defensive midfielder, Torrado is known for his hard tackling and solid defensive abilities. He made his professional debut in the Primera División de México on September, 1997, playing for UNAM Pumas against UANL Tigres, winning 4-2 against their opponent.

Torrado is one of only a handful of Mexican players to play a number of years outside of Mexico, playing for six years in various teams in the Spanish La Liga. He also suffered an injury that led him out of the fields for nearly around 4-5 months returning to Racing de Santander his last club in Europe before coming to Cruz Azul. He is an important part of the Mexican national team and has amassed 70 caps for his country. Torrado has represented Mexico in both youth and senior level. He was part of the Mexican youth team, that played in the FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in 1999, held in Nigeria, where his side reached the quarter-finals. Since then, he has been a regular starter for the senior Mexican national team and has played in the FIFA Confederations Cup both in 1999, 2005 and the FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan in 2002, where he scored the winning goal in their 2-1 victory over Ecuador.

Torrado was selected by national team coach Ricardo Lavolpe to be part of the 23 man Mexican squad which played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Torrado played in all of Mexico's matches in the World Cup. He was part of the starting line-up that beat Brazil 2-0 in the 2007 Copa America.

International Honors

* Mexico: 2003 Gold Cup: Champion
* Mexico: 2007 Gold Cup: Runner-Up
* Mexico: Copa America 2001: Runner-Up
* Mexico: Copa America 1999: 3rd
* Mexico: 2007 Copa America: 3rd
* Mexico: Confederations Cup 1999: Champions
* Mexico: Confederations Cup 2005: 4th

Cruz Azul

* Primera División de México Clausura 2008: Runner-Up

Individual

* Primera División de México Clausura 2008: - Best Defensive Midfielder

International goals

"Updated to games played September 12, 2008."
* The game between Mexico vs Peru, Mexico won in penalties.

References

External links

* [http://www.gerardotorrado.com.mx/ Official website]
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* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=816 Football Database.com provides Gerardo Torrado's profile and stats]
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