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{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{family name hatnote|Torrado|Díez de Bonilla|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gerardo Torrado
| image = Gerardo Torrado.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Torrado with [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]
| fullname = Gerardo Torrado Díez de Bonilla<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Mexico |publisher=FIFA |page=18 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|4|30}}
| birth_place = [[Mexico City]], Mexico
| height = {{Height|m=1.76}}
| position = [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|Defensive midfielder]]
| years1 = 1997–2000
| clubs1 = [[Club Universidad Nacional|UNAM]]
| caps1 = 44
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2000–2001
| clubs2 = [[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]]
| caps2 = 36
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2001–2002
| clubs3 = [[Polideportivo Ejido|Poli Ejido]]
| caps3 = 32
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2002–2004
| clubs4 = [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
| caps4 = 40
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2004–2005
| clubs5 = [[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]]
| caps5 = 19
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2005–2016
| clubs6 = [[Cruz Azul]]
| caps6 = 325
| goals6 = 12
| years7 = 2016–2017
| clubs7 = [[Indy Eleven]]
| caps7 = 40
| goals7 = 2
| totalcaps = 536
| totalgoals = 16
| nationalyears1 = 1999
| nationalteam1 = [[Mexico national under-20 football team|Mexico U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1999–2013
| nationalteam2 = [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
| nationalcaps2 = 144
| nationalgoals2 = 5
| manageryears1 = 2023
| managerclubs1 = PIO FC ([[Kings League|KL]])
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country | {{flag|Mexico}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|1999 Mexico]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2009 United States]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2011 United States]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2007 United States]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa América]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2001 Copa América|2001 Colombia]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[1999 Copa América|1999 Paraguay]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2007 Copa América|2007 Venezuela]]|}}
}}

'''Gerardo Torrado Díez de Bonilla''' (born 30 April 1979) is a Mexican former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]].

Torrado represented [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] and [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] [[FIFA World Cup]]s and has won three [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] tournaments.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/69/transfer-zone/2016/06/08/24425242/gerardo-torrado-signs-with-nasls-indy-eleven|title=Gerardo Torrado signs with NASL's Indy Eleven|date=8 June 2016|work=Goal.com}}</ref>

Torrado spent the majority of his club career with [[Cruz Azul]], whom he captained to [[CONCACAF Champions League]] success in [[2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League|2014]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/live-scores/concacafchampionsleague/photos/galleries/y=2014/m=4/gallery=liga-de-campeones-toluca-1-1-cruz-azul-2323329-2323330.html#2323371|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416130137/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/concacafchampionsleague/photos/galleries/y=2014/m=4/gallery=liga-de-campeones-toluca-1-1-cruz-azul-2323329-2323330.html#2323371|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 April 2017|title=Toluca 1-1 Cruz Azul (CONCACAF Champions League final 2013/14)|date=24 April 2014|work=FIFA}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Spain===
Born in [[Mexico City]], Torrado began his career with [[Club Universidad Nacional|UNAM]] in 1997. After débuting in 1997, Torrado was bought three years later by Spanish club [[CD Tenerife]] where he played almost the whole season. The following year he was transferred to [[Polideportivo Ejido|Poli Ejido]]. He caught the eye of Spanish club [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] where he had success{{clarify|date=July 2015}} in his first season but an injury left him out for almost a full season. He was then transferred to [[Racing de Santander]]. He did not have much chance to play because of his reported differences with the coach. He was eventually forced to return to Mexico.

===Cruz Azul===
After a few years playing in Spain, he became a [[Cruz Azul]] player in 2005, débuting against [[Monarcas Morelia]] where he scored the two goals in the 2–0 win for Cruz Azul. He rapidly emerged as one of the most important players in the squad. An aggressive midfielder, Torrado has gotten many red and yellow cards in his career. He has [[captain (association football)|captain]]ed the team since 2006, and has led the team to three league finals and a [[CONCACAF Champions League]] final in 2009, and on 26 April 2014 he became CONCACAF champion for the first time in his career with Cruz Azul.

===Indy Eleven===
On 8 June 2016, Torrado signed for [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|NASL]] side [[Indy Eleven]],<ref>{{cite web|title=TORRADO BRINGS VAST EXPERIENCE TO ELEVEN|url=http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2016/06/08/torrado-signing-eng|website=indyeleven.com|publisher=Indy Eleven|access-date=9 June 2016|date=8 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612095134/http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2016/06/08/torrado-signing-eng|archive-date=12 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> extending his contract for the [[2017 Indy Eleven season|2017 season]] on 26 January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=GERARDO TORRADO BACK IN BLUE, TOO|url=http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2017/01/26/gerardo-torrado-back-in-blue-too|website=indyeleven.com|publisher=Indy Eleven|access-date=10 February 2017|date=26 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075748/http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2017/01/26/gerardo-torrado-back-in-blue-too|archive-date=11 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Torrado retired on 30 October 2017 ending a 20-year career span.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mexico legend Gerardo Torrado retires from professional football|url=http://www.espnfc.com/mexico/story/3250699/mexico-legend-gerardo-torrado-retires|website=espnfc.com|publisher=ESPN FC|access-date=23 November 2017|date=29 October 2017}}</ref>

==International career==
Torrado made an impact when he represented Mexico at the [[1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup]], which put the spotlight on him as a potential national team player. Ever since his début in a [[exhibition game|friendly match]] against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], he has become a mainstay in the national team. Torrado scored his first goal for Mexico in the [[Copa América 1999|1999 Copa América]] against [[Peru national football team|Peru]], scoring with a stunning long-range shot in stoppage time which saved the game for Mexico. His goal ensured that the match ended 3–3 and Mexico then went on to win on penalties. Torrado has been in the Mexico squads for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] and [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] and was vice-captain for the 2010 tournament in South Africa, playing in all four of Mexico's matches as they were eliminated in the Round of 16 after losing 3–1 to [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].

==After retirement==
Following his retirement as a footballer, on 24 August 2017, [[Guillermo Cantú]] announced Torrado as sporting director for the [[Mexican Football Federation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gerardo Torrado vuelve al Tri... como director deportivo|url=https://www.univision.com/deportes/futbol/mexico/gerardo-torrado-vuelve-al-tri-pero-como-director-deportivo|work=Univision Deportes|date=24 August 2017|access-date=17 September 2018}}</ref> On 13 July 2022, Torrado was dismissed from his position following a string of disappointing results.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/mexico-mex/story/4699481/mexico-fires-sporting-director-gerardo-torradowomens-coach-monica-vergara-after-world-cup-woes-sources|title=Mexico fires sporting director Gerardo Torrado, women's coach Monica Vergara after World Cup woes|publisher=ESPN|date=13 July 2022}}</ref>

In December 2022, Torrado joined the newly-established [[Kings League]] as the manager for Pio FC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kings League: Gerardo Torrado fue anunciado como DT del Pio FC |url=https://www.record.com.mx/empelotados/kings-league-gerardo-torrado-fue-anunciado-como-dt-del-pio-fc |website=Récord |access-date=2 January 2023 |language=Spanish |date=15 December 2022}}</ref> On 1 January 2023, the team suffered a 5–0 loss to El Barrio during the league's inaugural match day.<ref>{{cite web |title="Chicharito" Hernández y Gerardo Torrado debutan en la Kings League |url=https://www.soyfutbol.com/tendencias/Chicharito-Hernandez-y-Gerardo-Torrado-debutan-en-la-Kings-League-20230101-0019.html |website=Soy Fútbol |access-date=2 January 2023 |language=Spanish |date=1 January 2023}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=3|[[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|1999||12||1
|-
|2000||8||0
|-
|2001||10||0
|-
|2002||7||1
|-
|2003||0||0
|-
|2004||6||0
|-
|2005||7||0
|-
|2006||9||0
|-
|2007||19||2
|-
|2008||11||0
|-
|2009||15||2
|-
|2010||17||0
|-
|2011||14||0
|-
|2012||2||0
|-
|2013||9||0
|-
!Total||146||6
|}
''Statistics accurate as of match played 6 September 2013''<ref name="NFT Stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/4374/Gerardo_Torrado.html |title=Gerardo Torrado |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref>

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/torrado-intl.html | title=Gerardo Torrado - Century of International Appearances | publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | first=Roberto | last=Mamrud | date=30 January 2014 | access-date=11 December 2018 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 10 July 1999 || [[Estadio Defensores del Chaco]], Asunción, Paraguay || {{fb|PER}} || align=center|'''3'''–3 || align=center|4–2 ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|p.s.o.]]) || [[Copa América 1999|1999 Copa América]]
|-
| 2. || 9 June 2002 || [[Miyagi Stadium]], [[Rifu, Miyagi|Rifu]], Japan || {{fb|ECU}} || align=center|'''2'''–1 || align=center|2–1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| 3. || 2 June 2007 || [[Estadio Alfonso Lastras]], [[San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí|San Luis Potosí]], Mexico || {{fb|IRN}} || align=center|'''4'''–0 || align=center|4–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 4. || 8 July 2007 || [[Estadio Monumental de Maturín]], [[Maturín]], Venezuela || {{fb|PAR}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center|6–0 || [[2007 Copa América]]
|-
| 5. || 12 July 2009 || [[State Farm Stadium|University of Phoenix Stadium]], [[Glendale, Arizona|Glendale]], United States || {{fb|GLP}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|2–0 || [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| 6. || 26 July 2009 || [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], United States || {{fb|USA}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|5–0 || 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|}

==Honours==
'''Cruz Azul'''
*[[Copa MX]]: [[Clausura 2013 Copa MX|Clausura 2013]]
*[[CONCACAF Champions League]]: [[2014 CONCACAF Champions League Finals|2013–14]]

'''Indy Eleven'''
*[[2016 North American Soccer League season#Spring season|Spring Champions]]: [[2016 North American Soccer League season#Spring Championship|2016]]

'''Mexico'''
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|1999]]
*[[Copa América]] runner-up: [[2001 Copa América|2001]]; third place: [[1999 Copa América|1999]], [[2007 Copa América|2007]]
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]: [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2009]], [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2011]]

'''Individual'''
*Tecate Premios Deportes Best Defensive Midfielder: 2009<ref name=Tecate>{{cite web | url=https://myboxingfans.com/2009/07/tecate-sports-awards-are-a-knockout/ | title=Tecate Sports Awards are a Knockout! &#124; MyBoxingFans - Boxing News | date=7 July 2009 }}</ref>
*Tecate Premios Deportes Best XI: 2008,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.banderasnews.com/0807/ent-premiosdeportes.htm | title=The Stars Come Out at First Ever Spanish-Language Awards Show to Honor the Best in Hispanic Sports }}</ref> 2009<ref name=Tecate/>
*[[Mexican Primera División]] Defensive Midfielder of the Tournament: [[2009–10 Mexican Primera División season#Torneo Apertura|Apertura 2009]]
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] All-Tournament Team: 2009
*[[FIFA Club World Cup]] Top Scorer (Shared): [[2014 FIFA Club World Cup|2014]]

== See also ==
* [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070704115705/http://www.gerardotorrado.com.mx/ Official website]
*{{esmas|id=336373}}
*[http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=816  Football Database.com provides Gerardo Torrado's profile and stats]
*{{Medio Tiempo|gerardo-torrado}}
*{{NFT player|pid=4374}}

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