Miguel Saavedra
Miguel Saavedra is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the USL A-League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 3, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Dallas Burn | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Atlanta Silverbacks (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Nashville Metros (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2002 | Chicago Fire | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Milwaukee Rampage (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Saavedra, the son of Mexican immigrant parents, grew up in Milwaukee and attended Milwaukee Trade and Technical High School. In January 2001, Saavedra signed with Major League Soccer as a Project 40 player.[1] In February 2001, the Dallas Burn selected Saavedra in the sixth round (66th overall) of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.[2] On May 25, 2001, Saavedra played one game on loan to the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL A-League.[3] In June 2001, the Burn sent Saavedra on loan to the Nashville Metros for four games.[4] On January 15, 2002, the Chicago Fire acquired Saavedra and Aleksey Korol from the Burn for the Fire's 2002 sixth round draft pick.[5] Saavedra spent most of the 2002 season on loan to the Milwaukee Rampage, including the USL A-League championship game, won by Milwaukee.[6][7] Although Saavedra never played a league game with the Fire, in April 2002, he came on in the 78th minute for David Vaudreuil in a quarterfinal loss to Morelia in the 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[8] The Fire waived Saavedra on November 5, 2002.
Saavedra played several games for the United States men's national under-20 soccer team.[9]
References
- Four sign for Project-40
- 2001 MLS SuperDraft
- Kickers Defeat Silverbacks 2-0
- Metros short three starters for Indy
- Fire waives Wynalda, 3 other players
- Rampage Defeat Indiana In Overtime
- 2002: Milwaukee claims second USL-1 title Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Climbing the Ladder: CONCACAF Champions League
- U.S. SOCCER: U-20 men manage only one win at USASA Festival