Gonzalo Segares

Gonzalo Segares

Personal information
Full name	Gonzalo Segares Gonzalez
Date of birth	(1982-10-13) October 13, 1982
Place of birth	San José, Costa Rica
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Chicago Fire
Number	13
Youth career
2000–2001	Saprissa
2001–2004	VCU Rams
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003	Williamsburg Legacy	5	(0)
2005–2009	Chicago Fire	108	(8)
2010	Apollon Limassol	12	(0)
2010–	Chicago Fire	102	(3)
National team‡
2007–	Costa Rica	19	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 11, 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 26, 2011

Gonzalo Segares Gonzalez (born October 13, 1982 in San José) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.

Career

Youth and college

Segares started his career playing in Saprissa's minor league system, before being awarded with a scholarship to play college soccer at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2001 to 2004. Segares was a strong player from his debut, starting all 83 games he played in his four seasons. He registered 16 goals and 10 assists from the back in his four years with the team, was a first-team All-CAA selection his final three years, and was a first team All-American and Hermann Trophy finalist as a senior. During this time he also played with the Williamsburg Legacy in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Segares began his professional career with the Chicago Fire as a 2005 SuperDraft third round selection, and quickly proved himself during his rookie campaign. Segares was in the Fire's starting eleven for the first three games of the 2006 campaign until an ankle injury sidelined the young defender for a month of action. Upon his return, Segares came back with a vengeance, starting 19 of Chicago's last 24 games. Segares also helped the "Men in Red" earn an MLS club-record fourth Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title in 2006, playing every minute in the tournament's Final. He held down the left side of defense in Chicago's starting XI in 2008 and 2009, while balancing his burgeoning duties for both club and country.^[1]

After the 2009 season, Segares left the Fire for Greek Cypriot club Apollon Limassol. On August 6, 2010 Segares returned to the former club Chicago Fire.^[2] On December 6, 2012 Chicago Fire re-signed Segares to a multi-year deal.^[3]

International

Since his first call up in 2007 he has become a first team member of the Costa Rican National Team participating in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying and the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup where Costa Rica made it to the Semifinals.^[4] Having not played for the national team since a 3-0 friendly loss at Slovakia on 27 May 2010, Segares returned to the Ticos side in late 2011 for a 1-1 draw at Cuba on 11 December 2011 and a 2-0 victory at Venezuela on 22 December 2011.

Honours

Chicago Fire

• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
  • Winners (1): 2006

Individual

• Chicago Fire Defender of the Year:
  • Winner: (1): 2007

See also

• List of current MLS players

References

External links

• MLS player profile
• Gonzalo Segares at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e Costa Rica squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 K. Navas 2 Delgado 3 Fernández 4 Salazar 5 Borges 6 Oviedo 7 Brenes 8 E. Granados 9 Saborío 10 Centeno 11 Herron 12 L. González 13 Segares 14 Alonso 15 Wallace 16 Sirias 17 Herrera 18 R. González 19 W.Granados 20 Marshall 21 Ledezma 22 Arias 23 Cambronero Coach: Kenton