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Míchael Umaña 
Personal information Full name Míchael Umaña Corrales Date of birth July 16, 1982 Place of birth Santa Ana, Costa Rica Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Right back Club information Current club 
Chivas USANumber 4 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1999–2003 
AD Carmelita2003–2005 Herediano2005 Los Angeles Galaxy15 (0) 2005–2006 Brujas11 (1) 2006–2007 Herediano38 (0) 2007–2010 Liberia Mia67 (4) 2010– Chivas USA50 (1) National team‡ 2004 Costa Rica U23 4 (0) 2004– Costa Rica 49 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 20, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 20, 2011Míchael Umaña Corrales (born July 16, 1982 in Santa Ana) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.
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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 the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Umaña was released by the 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 Umana then scored his first goal with Chivas USA in a Superliga 2010 match against Puebla.
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
See also
External links
- MLS player profile
- Profile at transfermarkt.co.uk
- Profile at Nacion.com (Spanish)
- All-Time MLS Player Register
Michael Umaña international tournaments Costa Rica squad – 2004 Summer Olympics 
Costa Rica squad – 2004 Copa América Costa Rica squad – 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Costa Rica squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Mesén • 2 Drummond • 3 Marín (c) • 4 Umaña • 5 Martínez • 6 Fonseca • 7 Bolaños • 8 Solís • 9 Wanchope • 10 Centeno • 11 Gómez • 12 González • 13 Bernard • 14 Azofeifa • 15 Wallace • 16 Hernández • 17 Badilla • 18 Porras • 19 Saborío • 20 Sequeira • 21 Núñez • 22 Rodríguez • 23 Alfaro • Coach: Guimarães
Costa Rica squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Alfaro • 2 Drummond • 3 Cordero • 4 Umaña • 5 Fernández • 6 Núñez • 7 Fonseca • 8 Rodríguez • 9 Solís • 10 Centeno • 11 Barrantes • 12 González • 13 Alemán • 14 Azofeifa • 15 Wallace • 16 Bolaños • 17 Badilla • 18 Porras • 19 Saborío • 20 Chinchilla • 21 Gabriels • 22 Camacho • 23 Lewis • Coach: MedfordC.D. Chivas USA – current squad 1 Kennedy · 2 Boyens · 3 Pearce · 4 Umaña · 5 Nagamura · 7 Elliott · 8 Trujillo · 9 Ángel · 10 LaBrocca · 11 Lahoud · 13 Jazić · 15 Moreno · 16 Courtois · 17 Braun · 18 Gavin · 19 Flores · 20 Valentin · 21 Zemanski · 22 Thornton · 23 Mondaini · 27 Cortez · 30 Arias · 59 de la Fuente · 77 Lopes · 99 Estupiñán · Head Coach: Fraser
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Los Angeles Galaxy players
- Brujas FC players
- Chivas USA players
- 2004 Copa América players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Olympic footballers of Costa Rica
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
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