Michael Umaña

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Michael Umaña

Full name	Michael Umaña Corrales
Date of birth	16 July 1982 (1982-07-16) (age 25)
Place of birth	Santa Ana, Costa Rica
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	Liberia Mia
Number	6
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2003 2003–2005 2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–	AD Carmelita CS Herediano Los Angeles Galaxy Brujas CS Herediano Liberia Mia	15 (0) 11 (1) 38 (0) 24 (1)
National team²
2004-	Costa Rica	21 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 20, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Michael Umaña (born 16 July 1982 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican soccer defender who currently plays for Municipal Liberia in Costa Rica.

Umana spent the 2005 Major League Soccer season with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Prior to coming to the Galaxy, Umaña played for CS Herediano. He played for the Costa Rican national team at various youth levels, and was part of their squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Umaña has recently been a part of the senior squad for the 2006 World Cup Qualifying and will be wearing the number 4 shirt in the finals.

Umana was released by the Galaxy after the 2005 season after an unsuccessful campaign and returned to Costa Rica to play for Brujas. He has 16 full caps to his name (as of May 18, 2006).

He played for Costa Rica in the 2006 World Cup and then he was signed back for CS Herediano following the tournament.

[edit] External links

Profile at Nacion.com (Spanish)
All-Time MLS Player Register

v • d • e Costa Rica squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Mesén • 2 Drummond • 3 Marín • 4 Umaña • 5 Martínez • 6 Fonseca • 7 Bolaños • 8 Solís • 9 Wanchope • 10 Centeno • 11 Gómez • 12 González • 13 Bernard • 14 Azofeifa • 15 Wallace • 16 Hernández • 17 Badilla • 18 Porras • 19 Saborío • 20 Sequeira • 21 Núñez • 22 Rodríguez • 23 Alfaro • Coach: Guimarães