Míchael Umaña Corrales (born 16 July 1982) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender. He made over 100 appearances for the Costa Rica national team.
 Umaña with Persepolis in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Míchael Umaña Corrales[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Ana, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Carmelita | 82 | (5) |
| 2003–2007 | Herediano | 85 | (3) |
| 2005 | → LA Galaxy (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Brujas (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Liberia Mía | 76 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Chivas USA | 50 | (1) |
| 2012 | Comunicaciones | 46 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Saprissa | 51 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Persepolis | 39 | (0) |
| 2016 | Liberia | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Alajuelense | 31 | (3) |
| 2017 | Cartaginés | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Pars Jonoubi Jam | 7 | (1) |
| 2018 | Cartaginés | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Comunicaciones | 91 | (2) |
| 2021 | Santos de Guápiles | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Costa Rica Olympic | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2017 | Costa Rica | 102 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Santa Ana, Umaña played for Carmelita and Herediano in his native Costa Rica before coming to the United States in 2005 to play on loan in Major League Soccer with Los Angeles Galaxy.[2]
Umaña was released by 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, but asked the club to be transferlisted after a move to Israeli side MS Ironi Ashdod fell through.[3]
He eventually transferred to Liberia Mia in 2007,[4] where he spent the next three seasons.
Chivas USA
editAfter 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.[5] Umaña scored his first goal with Chivas USA in a Superliga 2010 match against Puebla. Umaña spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons with Chivas USA.
Central America
editIn January 2012, after his release from Chivas, he signed with Guatemalan side Comunicaciones[6] and a year later he returned to Costa Rica to play for Saprissa.[7]
Persepolis
editOn 17 August 2014, Umaña joined Persepolis after passing medical tests, thus became the inaugural Costa Rican footballer to play in Iran. He signed a two-year contract with the club[8] and was given the number 4 shirt. He made his debut for the club on 25 August in a 1–1 draw against Padideh.[9]
International career
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Umaña played for the Costa Rica national team at various youth levels, and was part of their squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[10]
He made his senior debut in a June 2004 friendly match against Nicaragua and has, as of October 2017, earned a total of 103 caps, scoring one goal.[11][12] He played at the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup and the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup[13] before becoming part of the senior squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. He played in all three of Costa Rica's group matches at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, as the team was eliminated without winning a point.[14]
In June 2014, Umaña was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[15] In the team's first two group matches, he and his central defensive colleagues Giancarlo González and Óscar Duarte allowed only one goal as Los Ticos beat Uruguay (3–1) and Italy (1–0) to qualify for the knockout stage.[16][17] During the round of 16, Umaña converted Costa Rica's decisive fifth kick in a 5–3 penalty shoot-out defeat of Greece.[18] In the quarter-final against the Netherlands, Umaña was one of two Costa Ricans to have his kick saved by Tim Krul in a 3–4 shoot-out loss.[19]
Personal life
editUmaña is the youngest of three brothers; his brother Erick played in the Costa Rican second division.[2]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 6 November 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carmelita | 1999–2000 | Costa Rican Primera División | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2001–02 | 40 | 4 | – | – | 40 | 4 | ||||
| 2002–03 | 29 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 82 | 5 | – | – | 82 | 5 | ||||
| Herediano | 2003–04 | Costa Rican Primera División | 31 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2004–05 | 16 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2006–07 | 38 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 85 | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | 88 | 4 | |||
| LA Galaxy (loan) | 2005 | Major League Soccer | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |
| Brujas (loan) | 2005–06 | Costa Rican Primera División | 11 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| Liberia Mía | 2007–08 | 29 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | 34 | 3 | – | – | 34 | 3 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 13 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 76 | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | 78 | 6 | |||
| Chivas USA | 2010 | Major League Soccer | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| 2011 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 2 | ||
| Comunicaciones | 2011–12 | Liga Nacional de Guatemala | 20 | 2 | – | – | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 26 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 3 | – | – | 46 | 3 | ||||
| Saprissa | 2012–13 | Costa Rican Primera División | 14 | 2 | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 37[c] | 2 | – | – | 37 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 4 | – | – | 51 | 4 | ||||
| Persepolis | 2014–15 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 454 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 477 | 25 | ||
- ^ Includes U.S. Open Cup and Hazfi Cup.
- ^ Includes UNCAF Interclub Cup, North American SuperLiga, CONCACAF Champions League and AFC Champions League.
- ^ Includes four matches in league play-offs.
International
edit- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 March 2013 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica |  Jamaica |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editLos Angeles Galaxy
Individual
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI (Honorable Mention): 2005
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ a b Defensor se integró esta semana al Galaxy Umaña quiere saltar a Europa - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Michael Umaña negociará salida de Herediano - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Michael Umaña firmó con Liberia - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Michael Umaña fichó con el Chivas USA - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Serrano, Adam (4 January 2012). "Chivas USA part ways with Umana, three others". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Saprissa ficha al defensor Michael Umaña - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Costa Rican defender Michael Umaña signs with top Iranian club following World Club success". The Tico Times. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ Vargas, Gabriel (26 August 2014). "Michael Umaña debutó en el fútbol iraní en empate del Persépolis FC". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ Michael Umaña – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Michael Umaña - Century of International Appearances
- ^ Appearances for Costa Rica National Team Archived 6 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ "Michael UMANA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Costa Rica World Cup 2014 squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Uruguay 1-3 Costa Rica". BBC Sport. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Italy 0-1 Costa Rica". BBC Sport. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Costa Rica 1-1 Greece". BBC Sport. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Netherlands 0-0 Costa Rica". BBC Sport. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
External links
edit
- Michael Umaña at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2006 World Cup profile - Nación (in Spanish)
- Michael Umaña at Major League Soccer
- Profile at Nacion.com (in Spanish)
- All-Time MLS Player Register