Gerardo Miguel Bravo Benavides (born December 22, 1981, in Lima) is a Peruvian retired footballer.
 LA Blues' Gerardo Bravo | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerardo Miguel Bravo Benavides | ||
| Date of birth | December 22, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Los Angeles Mission Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | San Fernando Valley Quakes | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Blues | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editCollege and amateur
editBravo moved with his family from his native Peru to the United States as a teenager, settling in Sylmar, California. He played college soccer at Los Angeles Mission College from 2006 to 2009. He also played briefly with the San Fernando Valley Quakes in the USL Premier Development League in 2007.[1]
Professional
editAfter playing and coaching for several years in various Los Angeles-area amateur leagues, Bravo turned professional when he signed with the expansion Los Angeles Blues of the new USL Professional League in February 2010. He made his professional debut - and scored his first professional goal - on April 15, 2011, in a 3–0 victory over Sevilla Puerto Rico[2]
Personal
editGerardo's brother, Jhonny Bravo, is also a professional soccer player.
References
edit- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
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