Gerardo Torrado Diez de Bonilla (born 30 April, 1979 in Mexico City) is a Mexican soccer player, currently playing for Cruz Azul.

Playing mostly as a defensive midfielder, Torrado is known for his hard tackling and solid defensive abilities. He made is professional debut in the Primera División de Mexico 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 is a important part of the Mexican national team and has amassed 59 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 defeat of Ecuador.

Torrado was selected by national team coach Ricardo LaVolpe to be part of the 23 man Mexican squad which will play in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

External links

• Gerardo Torrado Article (In Spanish)
• Football Database.com provides Gerardo Torrado's profile and stats
• Profile and Statistics (In Spanish)

1979 births | Mexican footballers | Spanish Mexicans | FIFA World Cup 2006 players | FIFA World Cup 2002 players | Living people

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