Carlos Bocanegra

Carlos Manuel Bocanegra (born May 25, 1979) is an American sports executive and former professional soccer player. A two-time MLS Defender of the Year, Bocanegra also played in England, Scotland, France, and Spain. He earned over 100 caps with the United States, serving as captain for six years. He is currently serving as technical director and vice president for Atlanta United.

Carlos Bocanegra

Bocanegra in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Manuel Bocanegra
Date of birth	(1979-05-25) May 25, 1979
Place of birth	Alta Loma, California, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Atlanta United (technical director/vice president)
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1999	UCLA Bruins	43	(7)
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)
Honours Representing United States FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up 2009 South Africa Team CONCACAF Gold Cup Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2002 Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 Runner-up CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003 Men's Soccer
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chicago Fire	2000	Major League Soccer	27	1	4	0	6	0	0	0	37	1
	2001		15	1	2	0	6	1	0	0	23	2
	2002		26	2	1	0	3	0	3	1	33	3
	2003		19	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	27	1
	Total		87	5	11	0	19	1	3	1	120	7
Fulham	2003–04	Premier League	15	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2004–05		28	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	35	1
	2005–06		20	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	21	1
	2006–07		30	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	34	5
	2007–08		22	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	1
	Total		115	8	13	0	5	0	0	0	133	8
Rennes	2008–09	Ligue 1	38	1	5	1	0	0	2	1	45	3
	2009–10		26	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	29	1
	Total		64	2	7	1	1	0	2	1	74	4
Saint-Étienne	2010–11	Ligue 1	34	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	36	2
	2011–12		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		35	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	37	2
Rangers	2011–12	Scottish Premier League	29	2	2	0	1	0	2	1	34	3
	2012–13	Scottish Third Division	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	7	0
	Total		32	2	2	0	3	0	4	1	41	3
Racing de Santander	2012–13	Segunda División	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
Chivas USA	2013	Major League Soccer	12	0	–		–		–		12	0
	2014		18	0	0	0	–		–		18	0
	Total		30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
Career total			383	19	34	1	29	1	10	3	446	24

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States	2001	1	0
	2002	6	0
	2003	13	4
	2004	10	1
	2005	8	1
	2006	4	0
	2007	11	2
	2008	9	2
	2009	14	1
	2010	9	1
	2011	15	0
	2012	10	2
Total		110	14

Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bocanegra goal

List of international goals scored by Carlos Bocanegra

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	January 18, 2003	Lockhart Stadium, Ft. Lauderdale, United States	Canada	1–0	4–0	Friendly
2	February 13, 2003	National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica	Jamaica	1–0	2–1	Friendly
3	July 23, 2003	Orange Bowl, Miami, United States	Brazil	1–0	1–2	2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4	July 26, 2003	Orange Bowl, Miami, United States	Costa Rica	1–1	3–2	2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
5	July 11, 2004	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Poland	1–1	1–1	Friendly
6	June 8, 2005	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Panama	1–0	3–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	June 16, 2007	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States	Panama	2–0	2–1	2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8	September 9, 2007	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Brazil	1–0	2–4	Friendly
9	March 26, 2008	Wisla Stadium, Kraków, Poland	Poland	1–0	3–0	Friendly
10	August 20, 2008	Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Guatemala	1–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
11	June 6, 2009	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Honduras	2–1	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
12	March 3, 2010	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	1–2	1–2	Friendly
13	June 8, 2012	Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States	Antigua and Barbuda	1–0	3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
14	October 16, 2012	Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City, United States	Guatemala	1–1	3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification