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Carlos Bocanegra
Personal information
Full name Carlos Manuel Bocanegra
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Center back, Left back
Team information
Current team
 Rennes
Number 3
Youth career
1996–1999 UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Chicago Fire 93 (5)
2004–2008 Fulham 116 (8)
2008– Rennes 62 (2)
International career‡
2001– United States 77 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 March, 2010

Carlos Manuel Bocanegra (born May 25, 1979, in Template:City-state) is an Mexican-American soccer player who plays for French Ligue 1 club Rennes and is the captain of the United States national team. Although he is primarily a center back, he has also seen time at left back and defensive midfielder.

Club career

Chicago Fire

After playing college soccer at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Bocanegra signed a Project-40 contract with Major League Soccer and was drafted by the Chicago Fire with the fourth overall pick in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. He spent most of the year with the Fire, playing only two games on loan with Project 40.[1] He proceeded to win the MLS Rookie of the Year Award for a team that made it to the MLS Championship match and won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He became one of the top defenders in MLS, becoming the first player to win the MLS Defender of the Year Award twice, in 2002 and 2003. Bocanegra scored five goals and had eight assists in his four years in MLS.

Fulham

Bocanegra was signed by Fulham in January 2004.[2] With Fulham, Bocanegra played primarily as a center back, but also as a left back and briefly as a holding midfielder.[3] During the 2006–07 Premier League season, he was Fulham's second leading scorer with five goals, behind fellow American Brian McBride.[4] On September 1, 2007, Bocanegra captained Fulham for the first time in a Premier League match, a come from behind 3–3 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.[5] On September 15, 2007, he made his 100th appearance in the Premier League, all for Fulham, against Wigan Athletic.[6] He was released by Fulham on May 23, 2008.

Stade Rennais

Bocanegra was signed by Stade Rennais in June 2008.[7] He received the number 3 shirt, which is his number for the United States. Bocanegra performed well in his first season in France, appearing in all 38 league matches. He scored his first league goal on March 8, 2009, in Stade Rennais's 2–0 victory over Auxerre.[8] He also scored a goal in a UEFA Cup match and started all the club's Coupe de France matches. These include the final at the Stade de France on May 9, 2009, where he scored Stade Rennais' first goal against Guingamp, in the 69th minute. His performance in 2009–2010 earned him a spot on the All-Over There team compiled by SoccerOverThere.com, ranking his performance relative to his league as one of the best 11 by an American in Eurasia [9].

International career

Bocanegra played for the United States at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and earned his first senior cap for the U.S. on December 9, 2001, against South Korea. He became a stalwart for the team in 2003, solidifying his position during the 2003 Gold Cup and leading all defenders with thirteen appearances during that year. During World Cup qualification in 2005, his role with the national team became less clear, as he bounced between roles at center back and left back. On May 2, 2006, Bocanegra was named to the United States World Cup roster for the tournament in Germany. He started two of three games at left back during the 2006 World Cup.

Bocanegra captained the national team for the first time in a 4–1 U.S. victory in a June 2, 2007, friendly against China and reprised the role throughout the 2007 Gold Cup. In 2008, Bocanegra was first-choice captain for the national team.

Bocanegra captained the United States national team that defeated No. 1 ranked Spain to win one of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final games on June 24, 2009.[10]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. January 18, 2003 Lockhart Stadium, Ft. Lauderdale, USA  Canada
1 – 0
4 – 0
Friendly
2. February 13, 2003 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica  Jamaica
1 – 0
2 – 1
Friendly
3. July 23, 2003 Orange Bowl, Miami, USA  Brazil
1 – 0
1 – 2
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4. July 26, 2003 Orange Bowl, Miami, USA  Costa Rica
1 – 1
3 – 2
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
5. July 11, 2004 Soldier Field, Chicago, USA  Poland
1 – 1
1 – 1
Friendly
6. June 8, 2005 Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama  Panama
1 – 0
3 – 0
Q 2006 World Cup
7. June 16, 2007 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, USA  Panama
2 – 0
2 – 1
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8. September 9, 2007 Soldier Field, Chicago, USA  Brazil
1 – 0
2 – 4
Friendly
9. March 26, 2008 Wisla Stadium, Krakow, Poland  Poland
1 – 0
3 – 0
Friendly
10. August 20, 2008 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Guatemala
1 – 0
1 – 0
Q 2010 World Cup
11. June 6, 2009 Soldier Field, Chicago, USA  Honduras
2 – 1
2 – 1
Q 2010 World Cup
12. March 3, 2010 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, The Netherlands  Netherlands
1 – 2
1 – 2
Friendly

Personal life

Bocanegra is of Mexican descent on his father's side. He was born in Upland, California, to Kelly and Manuel Bocanegra and raised in Alta Loma, Rancho Cucamonga, California, where he attended Alta Loma High School. He has got one brother. Carlos currently lives on the relation United States - France.

Career statistics

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Last updated 15 February 2010

Honors

United States

Individual

References

  1. ^ 2000 MLS Project 40
  2. ^ Bocanegra Joins Fulham (Accessed 20 September 2007)
  3. ^ Football-Lineups.com (Accessed 20 September 2007)
  4. ^ Bocanegra talks Fulham, Gold Cup, and more (Accessed 20 September 2007)
  5. ^ Bocanegra proud to lead (Accessed 20 September 2007)
  6. ^ Americans in England: Deuce on the loose (Accessed 20 September 2007)
  7. ^ Rennais.html&TEAMHD=soccer Bocanegra Joins Stade Rennais (Assessed 20 June 2008)
  8. ^ Rennes v. Auxerre Match Report
  9. ^ "Howie's 2009–10 All-Over There team SoccerOverThere.com accessdate=2010-05-03". {{cite web}}: Missing pipe in: |title= (help)
  10. ^ U.S. National Team Upsets Top-Ranked Spain, 2–0, June 24, 2009
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