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Juan Carlos Osorio

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Juan Carlos Osorio Arbeláez (Spanish pronunciation: [xwaŋ ˈkaɾlos oˈsoɾjo aɾβeˈlaes]; born 8 June 1961) is a Colombian professional football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. Osorio began his playing career with Deportivo Pereira in 1982, and went on to play for Brazilian club Internacional in 1984 before returning to his native Colombia a year later, ultimately retiring in 1987 at the age of 26 due to injury.Nicknamed El Recreacionista (The Recreationist in Spanish) due to his unorthodox training methods, Osorio held various assistant coaching jobs before beginning his managerial career in 2006 with Millonarios, moving abroad the following year to manage Major League Soccer teams Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls, leading the latter to their first conference title in 2008. He managed Once Caldas in 2010 and led them to a league title, as well as managing Atlético Nacional in 2012 and winning numerous championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juan Carlos Osorio has received more than 966,123 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Carlos Osorio is the 2,646th most popular soccer player (down from 2,482nd in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Colombia (down from 79th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Colombian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Juan Carlos Osorio ranks 2,646 out of 16,880Before him are Eduardo Vargas, Nando González, Sven Landberg, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, and Olof Mellberg. After him are Peter Lorimer, Benito Lorenzi, Koke, Carlos Cillóniz, Kevin Kurányi, and Óscar Cardozo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Juan Carlos Osorio ranks 228Before him are Greg Egan, Anna Oxa, Darren Star, John Stockwell, Hironobu Kageyama, and Florent Pagny. After him are Zlatko Saračević, Todd McFarlane, Laurel Clark, Curt Smith, Yuri Milner, and Yuri Malenchenko.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Juan Carlos Osorio ranks 81 out of 306Before him are Carlos Bacca (1986), Eduardo Santos (1888), José Eustasio Rivera (1888), José María Obando (1795), Gustavo Petro (1960), and Antanas Mockus (1952). After him are Timoleón Jiménez (1959), Hernán Gaviria (1969), Gabriel París Gordillo (1910), Miguel Abadía Méndez (1867), Rodrigo García (1959), and J Balvin (1985).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Colombia

Among soccer players born in Colombia, Juan Carlos Osorio ranks 15Before him are Faryd Mondragón (1971), Reinaldo Rueda (1957), David Ospina (1988), Mario Yepes (1976), Freddy Rincón (1966), and Carlos Bacca (1986). After him are Hernán Gaviria (1969), Hernán Darío Gómez (1956), Efraín Sánchez (1926), Marco Coll (1935), Jackson Martínez (1986), and Fredy Guarín (1986).