Michael Umaña
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Míchael Umaña Corrales | ||
Date of birth | July 16, 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Ana, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back , Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Saprissa | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1999–2003 | Carmelita | ||
2003–2005 | Herediano | ||
2005 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 15 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Brujas | 11 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Herediano | 38 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Liberia Mia | 67 | (4) |
2010–2011 | Chivas USA | 50 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Comunicaciones | 46 | (3) |
2013– | Saprissa | 20 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2004 | Costa Rica U23 | 4 | (0) |
2004– | Costa Rica | 65 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 28, 2013. † Appearances (Goals). |
Míchael Umaña Corrales (born July 16, 1982 in Santa Ana) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Deportivo Saprissa.
Career
Club
Umaña played for AD Carmelita and Herediano in his native Costa Rica before coming to the United States in 2005 to play in Major League Soccer with Los Angeles Galaxy.
Umaña was released by Galaxy after the 2005 season after an unsuccessful campaign, and returned to Costa Rica to play for Brujas. He moved back to Herediano in 2006, and transferred to Liberia Mia in 2007, where he spent the next three seasons.
After winning the 2009 Torneo Verano of the Primera División de Costa Rica in with Liberia Mia, Umaña returned to the United States in 2010 to play for his former club's cross-town rivals, Chivas USA. Umaña scored his first goal with Chivas USA in a Superliga 2010 match against Puebla.
Umaña spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons with Chivas USA. In January 2012 he signed with Guatemalan side Comunicaciones.[1]
International
Umaña played for the Costa Rican national team at various youth levels, and was part of their squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics, before becoming part of the senior squad for the 2006 World Cup Qualifying. he subsequently played for Costa Rica in the 2006 World Cup.
Honours
Los Angeles Galaxy
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2005
- Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2005
- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2005
External links
- MLS player profile
- Profile at transfermarkt.co.uk
- Profile at Nacion.com (Spanish)
- All-Time MLS Player Register
References
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