Rapids sign Osorno

Is he coming in as a DP or did Colorado pull of a Schelotto type deal?

 

Assuming this isn't a Designated Player, this is a pretty good signing, IMO.

He's done good things with El Tri and scored some big goals and he isn't too old. He ought to put some Mexi fans in the seats and, presumably, be able to help the Rapids score some goals.

If he is a DP, it's still not a bad signing though I think they likely could have gotten a tad more bang for the buck. While he's a good player, his goal-scoring rate is a little low for a DP salaried player. The Rapids release says he scored 61 times in 278 games or 1 goal every 4.5 games. For El Tri, he has 12 goals in 56 games, which is a similar strike rate.

Again, decent numbers and he should do fine in MLS but not the kind of strike rate that commands DP money.

 

I doubt it's a DP signing, otherwise they would have specifically mentioned that in the release.

 

Good for Colorado - and more selfishly, me as a viewer of Colorado games! Always happy to see what someone like him brings to the table. I even welcomed the chance to watch The King of Goals play, though, so take my enthusiasm with that bit of caution.

 

definitely a step up from Peterson and Brown....

 

Wait a second, Colorado has an MLS team?

 

Lets see if he can do the business in MLS.

Hopefully he does decently well.

 

The final nail in Clavijo's coffin.

I cheered Schelotto and Blanco.

I think Osorno is a mistake.

 

is dis guy bettar then becks?

 

nah he aint betta dan becks ya spiv

 

I can't recall him right now, although I'm sure I've seen him for El Tri at some point.

The nice thing about him is that he's only 28. He's in that Marinelli age range where he's young enough for the club to use him for the future.

According to Wikipedia, he's had 12 appearances in 94 appearances since '04 for Atlas. Not a great rate, but I'm not even sure what kind of role he was playing there. The nice thing about that stat is that he's played about 30 games per year in that span, which means he's sufficiently healthy.

Also according to Wikipedia he was also courted by Santos and Monterrey before the Rapids signed him.

 

becks who? Is that some new player or something?

 

It's short for Kyle Beckerman, recently traded from the Rapids to ReAL Salt Lake.

 

Beckham!!!!!!!!

 

http://www.coloradorapids.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?PID=104

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Career Highlights: The 28-year old Osorno made his professional debut with Atlas in 1997.... From his debut Osorno quickly became a regular in the Atlas lineup and was one of Atlas’ regular goal-scoring producers for several years....Osorno played for Atlas from 1997-2003, was loaned out to Monterey for the 2003-04 season, and then returned to Atlas, where he played from 2004-07....In his 278 games played for Atlas, Osorno found the back of the net 61 times.
National Team Highlights: In 1999 Osorno was called up to the U-20 team for the first time..... Later that same year, he made his debut for the senior squad.....Osorno has played in numerous tournaments for Mexico, and was part of the team that beat Brazil in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.....In the 2003 Gold Cup final, Osorno scored the game-winning goal in extra time to defeat Brazil and win the tournament......He has been selected to Mexico’s senior national team 56 times, and has scored 12 goals for his country.
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He was really good during the La Volpe years, but he has gone downhill since them. Injuries have slowed him down a lot. He is not a forward, more like a LAM.

 

If he can play on the left side of midfield even better. That is the Rapids' biggest hole.

 

The biggest hole? Can he coach?

 

Since last year?