Carlos Bocanegra
Bocanegra in March 2010
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Manuel Bocanegra | ||
| Date of birth | May 25, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Alta Loma, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | UCLA Bruins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Chicago Fire | 87 | (5) |
| 2000 | → MLS Pro 40 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Fulham | 116 | (8) |
| 2008–2010 | Rennes | 64 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Saint-Étienne | 35 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Rangers | 32 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Chivas USA | 30 | (0) |
| Total | 389 | (19) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999 | United States U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | United States U23 | 7 | (1) |
| 2001–2012 | United States | 110 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 27, 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 9, 2013 |
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Carlos Manuel Bocanegra (born May 25, 1979) is a retired American professional soccer player. A two-time MLS Defender of the Year, Bocanegra also played professionally in England, Scotland, France, and Spain. He earned over 100 caps with the United States, serving as captain for six years. He currently is serving as technical director for Atlanta United FC, who will join Major League Soccer in 2017.
Bocanegra was born in Upland, California on May 25, 1979, to Manuel and Kelly Bocanegra and raised in Alta Loma, Rancho Cucamonga, California, where he attended Alta Loma High School. He has one brother, Diego, who played soccer at Grand Canyon College and attended UCLA in 1995–96. His father is of Mexican descent. While attending UCLA, Bocanegra studied history and geography. Prior to attending UCLA, Bocanegra was offered scholarships for American football but opted for soccer, which he thought of choosing as his career. He was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.
After playing college soccer at 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 two games on loan with Project 40. 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.
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