Omar Bravo

First spell with Guadalajara

Bravo was brought to the Guadalajara youth system by José Luis Real. He made his debut with the senior team under manager Jorge Dávalos on 17 February 2001 against Tigres UANL in a 0–0 draw. Bravo became a regular starter for the team during the 2002 Apertura, playing 15 games and scoring 6 goals. He won the tournament's Best Rookie award. Bravo finished the 2005 Clausura as joint-second top goalscorer of the league with 12 goals. His performances helped him win the tournament's Best Forward award. In 2006, Bravo participated in a successful season for Guadalajara, helping the team win the Apertura championship title, Bravo scored the leading goal in the first leg match of the Apertura finals, which ended in a 1–1 draw against Toluca, winning 3–2 on aggregate. Bravo finished as the club's top scorer for the tournament with 8 goals, helping him win the tournament's Best Forward award. Bravo scored in his first appearance in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup against W Connection F.C. as well as in the first match of the semifinals against D.C. United. In the first leg of final, on 8 April 2007, he scored a brace against Pachuca to a 2–2 draw. Guadalajara lost the finals following a penalty shootout. He finished as joint-top scorer with four goals in the tournament. For the 2007 Clausura, he won the Golden Boot for most goals in the league with 11 goals in 17 matches, winning the Best Forward award again. On 26 April 2008, Bravo scored his 100th…

Bravo played for various levels of the Mexico youth national system and in several amateur tournaments, including the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. On 11 June 2006, playing at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Bravo scored two goals in Mexico's 3–1 victory over Iran and was named the Man of the Match. Two matches later, he missed a penalty against Portugal in a 2–1 loss for Mexico, and did not play in the round-of-16 match against Argentina. In 2007, Bravo was selected by former coach Hugo Sánchez to represent his country in a series of friendly international matches and to take part in the 2007 Gold Cup and 2007 Copa América, where he scored three goals. Bravo also played in World Cup Qualifiers and in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He was recalled to the national team in March 2013.

In January 2024, Bravo became manager for National Independent Soccer Association club Arizona Monsoon FC. He left the club during the offseason.

Bravo appears on the North American cover of FIFA 06 alongside Ronaldinho and Freddy Adu.

Allegations of sexual abuse of a minor

Bravo was arrested on 4 October 2025 in Zapopan, Jalisco by police on allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. He was formally indicted the following day, accused of abusing the 17-year-old daughter of his girlfriend over the past six years. On 10 October 2025, a judge ruled that Bravo will stand trial for the charge of child sexual abuse, and ordered a minimum of six-month pre-trial detention due to the risks involving bail in a case of sexual abuse. If convicted, Bravo faces a sentence between five and 10 years in prison.