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Miguel Saavedra

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Miguel Saavedra
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-07-03) July 3, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Dallas Burn 0 (0)
2001 → Atlanta Silverbacks (loan) 1 (0)
2001 → Nashville Metros (loan) 4 (0)
2002 Chicago Fire 0 (0)
2002 → Milwaukee Rampage (loan) 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Saavedra is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the USL A-League.

Saavedra, the son of Mexican immigrant parents, grew up in Milwaukee and attended Milwaukee Trade and Technical High School. In January 2001, Saavedra signed with Major League Soccer as a Project 40 player.[1] In February 2001, the Dallas Burn selected Saavedra in the sixth round (66th overall) of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.[2] On May 25, 2001, Saavedra played one game on loan to the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL A-League.[3] In June 2001, the Burn sent Saavedra on loan to the Nashville Metros for four games.[4] On January 15, 2002, the Chicago Fire acquired Saavedra and Aleksey Korol from the Burn for the Fire's 2002 sixth round draft pick.[5] Saavedra spent most of the 2002 season on loan to the Milwaukee Rampage, including the USL A-League championship game, won by Milwaukee.[6][7] Although Saavedra never played a league game with the Fire, in April 2002, he came on in the 78th minute for David Vaudreuil in a quarterfinal loss to Morelia in the 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[8] The Fire waived Saavedra on November 5, 2002.

Saavedra played several games for the United States men's national under-20 soccer team.[9]

References

  1. ^ Four sign for Project-40
  2. ^ 2001 MLS SuperDraft
  3. ^ Kickers Defeat Silverbacks 2-0
  4. ^ Metros short three starters for Indy
  5. ^ Fire waives Wynalda, 3 other players
  6. ^ Rampage Defeat Indiana In Overtime
  7. ^ 2002: Milwaukee claims second USL-1 title Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Climbing the Ladder: CONCACAF Champions League
  9. ^ U.S. SOCCER: U-20 men manage only one win at USASA Festival
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