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.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Total||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="5"|Chicago Fire|2000|rowspan="4"|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|||||
|rowspan="6"|Fulham||rowspan="5"|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|||||
|rowspan="3"|Rennes|2008–09|rowspan="2"|Ligue 1|38|1|5|1|0|0|2|1|45|3|
|2009–10|26|1|2|0|1|0|0|0|29|1|||||
|rowspan="3"|Saint-Étienne|2010–11|rowspan="2"|Ligue 1|34|2|1|0|1|0|0|0|36|2|
|2011–12|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|||||
|rowspan="3"|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||||
|Racing de Santander|2012–13|Segunda División|21|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|21|0|||
|rowspan="3"|Chivas USA|2013|rowspan="2"|Major League Soccer|12|0|–|–|–|12|0||||
|2014|18|0|0|0|–|–|18|0|||||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="12"|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|||

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

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

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Carlos Bocanegra
- **image**: Carlos-Bocanegra.jpg
- **caption**: Bocanegra in 2010
- **fullname**: Carlos Manuel Bocanegra
- **birth place**: Alta Loma, Rancho Cucamonga, California, Alta Loma, California, United States
- **currentclub**: Atlanta United FC, Atlanta United (technical director/vice president)
- **position**: Defender (association football), Defender
- **collegeyears1**: 1997–1999
- **college1**: UCLA Bruins men's soccer, UCLA Bruins
- **collegecaps1**: 43
- **collegegoals1**: 7
- **years1**: 2000–2003
- **years2**: 2000
- **years3**: 2004–2008
- **years4**: 2008–2010
- **years5**: 2010–2011
- **years6**: 2011–2013
- **years7**: 2012–2013
- **years8**: 2013–2014
- **clubs1**: Chicago Fire Soccer Club, Chicago Fire
- **clubs2**: → MLS Pro 40 (loan)
- **clubs3**: Fulham F.C., Fulham
- **clubs4**: Stade Rennais F.C., Rennes
- **clubs5**: AS Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne
- **clubs6**: Rangers F.C., Rangers
- **clubs7**: → Racing de Santander, Racing Santander (loan)
- **clubs8**: Chivas USA
- **caps1**: 87
- **goals1**: 5
- **caps2**: 2
- **goals2**: 0
- **caps3**: 116
- **goals3**: 8
- **caps4**: 64
- **goals4**: 2
- **caps5**: 35
- **goals5**: 2
- **caps6**: 32
- **goals6**: 2
- **caps7**: 23
- **goals7**: 0
- **caps8**: 30
- **goals8**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 389
- **totalgoals**: 19
- **nationalyears1**: 1999
- **nationalteam1**: United States men's national under-20 soccer team, United States U20
- **nationalcaps1**: 4
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 1999–2000
- **nationalteam2**: United States men's national under-23 soccer team, United States U23
- **nationalcaps2**: 7
- **nationalgoals2**: 1
- **nationalyears3**: 2001–2012
- **nationalteam3**: United States men's national soccer team, United States
- **nationalcaps3**: 110
- **nationalgoals3**: 14