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.
Club career
Early career Born 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.Defensor se integró esta semana al Galaxy Umaña quiere saltar a Europa - Nación
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.Michael Umaña negociará salida de Herediano - Nación
He eventually transferred to Liberia Mia in 2007,Michael Umaña firmó con Liberia - Nación 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.Michael Umaña fichó con el Chivas USA - Nación 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.Saprissa ficha al defensor Michael Umaña - Nación
Persepolis On 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 and was given the number 4 shirt. He made his debut for the club on 25 August in a 1–1 draw against Padideh.
International career
Umaña played for the Costa Rica national team at various youth levels, and was part of their squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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.Michael Umaña - Century of International AppearancesAppearances for Costa Rica National Team - RSSSF He played at the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup and the 2005 CONCACAF Gold CupCONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF 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 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 shoot-out 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 3–4 shoot-out loss.
Personal life Umaña is the youngest of three brothers; his brother Erick played in the Costa Rican second division.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCarmelita1999–2000Costa Rican Primera División30––302000–01100––1002001–02404––4042002–03291––291Total825––825Herediano2003–04Costa Rican Primera División311––3112004–05162–311932006–07380––380Total853–31884LA Galaxy (loan)2005Major League Soccer14010–150Brujas (loan)2005–06Costa Rican Primera División111––111Liberia Mía2007–08291––2912008–09343––3432009–10131–21152Total765–21786Chivas USA2010Major League Soccer2813021332201122000–220 Total5013021552Comunicaciones2011–12Liga Nacional de Guatemala202––202 2012–13261––261 Total463––463Saprissa2012–13Costa Rican Primera División142––1422013–14372––372 Total514––514Persepolis2014–15Persian Gulf Pro League24030803502015–1615010–160Total3904080510Career total454228015347725
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCosta Rica2004102005150200660200770200810200913020102020117020127020131912014100201540201620201780Total1021 Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 26 March 2013 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Los Angeles Galaxy U.S. Open Cup: 2005 MLS Cup: 2005 Western Conference Championship: 2005
Individual CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI (Honorable Mention): 2005
See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
References
External links
2006 World Cup profile - Nación
Profile at Nacion.com All-Time MLS Player Register