Carlos Bocanegra Biography, Age, Wife, Net Worth, Education, Life Events, Sports Executive, Jersey, International, Wedding, After Foot Ball
Carlos Bocanegra is a retired soccer player from the United States. He played as a defender for his team. He played for the United States at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and earned his first senior cap for the U.S. on December 9, 2001, against South Korea.
He became a stalwart for the team in 2003, solidifying his position during the 2003 Gold Cup and leading all defenders with thirteen appearances during that year. During World Cup qualification in 2005, his role with the national team became less clear, as he bounced between roles at center back and left-back.
On May 2, 2006, Bocanegra was named to the United States World Cup roster for the tournament in Germany. He started two of three games at left-back during the 2006 World Cup. He was the first-choice captain of the U.S. squad under manager Bob Bradley.
Bocanegra captained the national team for the first time in a 4–1 U.S. victory on June 2, 2007, friendly against China. He captained the United States national team that defeated No. 1 ranked Spain to win one of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final games on June 24, 2009.
He then continued his leadership duties throughout the 2010 FIFA World Cup, starting at left-back against England and Slovenia and then as the left-center back against Algeria and Ghana. On November 15, 2011, Bocanegra joined the 100 cap club achieving his 100th international cap in a friendly against Slovenia.
In March 2013, he was initially included in the preliminary team for the start of the final stage of World Cup qualification; he did not make the final team, however.
Bocanegra’s further exclusion from qualification, in part due to his unstable club situation, led to the appointment of Clint Dempsey as captain of the USMNT. Bocanegra was subsequently not a part of the team at the 2013 Gold Cup or the 2014 World Cup.
