Full name Michael Umana Corrales Name Michael Umana Spouse Grettel Umana (m. 2005) Years Team Weight 73 kg | Number 4 Height 1.78 m Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1982-07-16) July 16, 1982 (age 33) Playing position Children Estefano Umana, Michelle Umana Current teams Costa Rica national football team (Defender), Deportivo Saprissa (#4 / Defender) | ||
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Míchael Umaña Corrales (born July 16, 1982 in Santa Ana) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a defender for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in the Costa Rican FPD.
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- Conozca a la gran inspiraci n de michael uma a en el mundial
- Michael uma a cuando anot el penal contra grecia mi mente qued en blanco
- Club career
- Chivas USA
- Central America
- Persepolis
- Club career statistics
- International career
- International goals
- Personal life
- Los Angeles Galaxy
- Perspolis
- References
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Club career
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.
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.
He eventually transferred to Liberia Mia in 2007, where he spent the next three seasons.
Chivas USA
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. 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
In January 2012, after his release from Chivas, he signed with Guatemalan side Comunicaciones and a year later he returned to Costa Rica to play for Saprissa.
Persepolis
On 17 August 2014, Umaña joined Persepolis after passing medical tests, thus became the first ever Costa Rican footballer to play in Iran. He signed a two-year contract with the club and was given the number 4 shirt. He made his debut for the club on 25 August in a 1–1 draw against Padideh.
Club career statistics
As of 6 November 2015.
1 Includes Open Cup and Hazfi Cup.
2 Includes North American SuperLiga, CLC and ACL.
3 Includes 5 matches in League Play-offs.
International career
Umaña played for the Costa Rican national team at various youth levels, and was part of their squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a June 2004 friendly match against Nicaragua and has, as of December 2014, earned a total of 87 caps, scoring 1 goal. He played at the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup and the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup 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.
In June 2014, Umaña was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In the team's 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. During the round of 16, Umaña converted Costa Rica's decisive fifth kick in a 5–3 penalty shootout defeat of Greece. In the quarter-final against the Netherlands, Umaña was one of two Costa Ricans to have his kick saved by Tim Krul in a 4–3 penalty shootout loss.
International goals
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.Personal life
Umaña is the youngest of three brothers, his brother Erick played in the second division.