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Carlos Bocanegra

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Carlos Bocanegra is an American former professional soccer player and sports executive, born in Upland, California on 25 May 1979. A defender who played mostly at center back and left back, he came through UCLA and was drafted fourth overall by the Chicago Fire in 2000, winning the Major League Soccer Rookie of the Year Award that year and then becoming the first player to win the league Defender of the Year Award twice, in 2002 and 2003. In Europe he played for Fulham in the English Premier League, Rennes and Saint-Étienne in France, Rangers in Scotland and Racing Santander in Spain, before finishing his career with Chivas USA in 2014. For the United States national team he earned his first senior cap in 2001, played in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, served as captain for six years and passed one hundred caps in 2011. After retiring he became technical director and later vice president of Atlanta United, and he was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2020.

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Birth Year
1979 1
Gender
Male 1
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FIFA World Cup, Competitions
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Premier League, Competitions
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Association Football, Sports
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Nationality

United States

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is an American sports executive and former professional soccer player
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1. Carlos Bocanegra (Wikipedia)
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    (born May 25, 1979)
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    He earned over 100 caps with the United States, serving as captain for six years.
  • Lead, nationality
    is an American sports executive and former professional soccer player
  • Plays: Association Football, Lead
    former professional soccer player
  • Competed In: FIFA World Cup, International career, 2006 World Cup
    He started two of three games at left back during the 2006 World Cup.
  • Competed In: Premier League, Club career, Fulham
    On September 15, 2007, he made his 100th appearance in the Premier League, all for Fulham, against Wigan Athletic.
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