Michael Umaña

Míchael Umaña Corrales (born 16 July 1982) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a defender for Comunicaciones[1] in the Liga Nacional.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Umaña and the second or maternal family name is Corrales.
Míchael Umaña
Michael Umaña in Persepolis.
Personal information
Full name Míchael Umaña Corrales
Date of birth (1982-07-16) 16 July 1982
Place of birth Santa Ana, Costa Rica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Comunicaciones
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Carmelita 82 (5)
2003–2007 Herediano 85 (3)
2005 → LA Galaxy (loan) 14 (0)
2006 → Brujas (loan) 11 (1)
2007–2010 Liberia Mía 76 (5)
2010–2011 Chivas USA 50 (1)
2012 Comunicaciones 46 (3)
2013–2014 Saprissa 51 (4)
2014–2016 Persepolis 39 (0)
2016 Liberia 5 (0)
2016–2017 Alajuelense 31 (3)
2017 Cartaginés 3 (0)
2017 Pars Jonoubi Jam 7 (1)
2018 Cartaginés 16 (0)
2018– Comunicaciones 89 (2)
National team‡
2003–2004 Costa Rica Olympic 10 (0)
2004–2017 Costa Rica 103 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2017

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.[2]

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.[3]

He eventually transferred to Liberia Mia in 2007,[4] 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.[5] 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[6] and a year later he returned to Costa Rica to play for Saprissa.[7]

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[8] and was given the number 4 shirt. He made his debut for the club on 25 August in a 1–1 draw against Padideh.[9]

Club career statistics
As of 6 November 2015.
Club Season League Cup1 Continental2 Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chivas USA 2010 MLS 2813021332
2011 22000––220
Total 5013021552
Comunicaciones 2011–12 Liga Nacional 202––––202
2012–13 261––––261
Total 4630000463
Deportivo
Saprissa		 2012–13 Primera División 142––––142
2013–14 332––––3832
Total 4740000524
Persepolis 2014–15 Persian Gulf
Pro League		 2403080350
2015–16 6010––70
Total 3004080420
Career total 1738701011909

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 playing against Uruguay at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Umaña played for the Costa Rica national football team at various youth levels, and was part of their squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[10]

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.[11] He played at the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup and the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup[12] 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.[13]

In June 2014, Umaña was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[14] 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.[15][16] During the round of 16, Umaña converted Costa Rica's decisive fifth kick in a 5–3 penalty shootout defeat of Greece.[17] 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.[18]

International goals
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 March 2013Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Jamaica1–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Umaña is the youngest of three brothers, his brother Erick played in the second division.[2]

Honours

Club

Los Angeles Galaxy

Perspolis

References
  1. Mendoza, Adrian (15 May 2018). "Michael Umaña fichó con el Comunicaciones de Guatemala". crhoy.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. Defensor se integró esta semana al Galaxy Umaña quiere saltar a Europa - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. Michael Umaña negociará salida de Herediano - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. Michael Umaña firmó con Liberia - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. Michael Umaña fichó con el Chivas USA - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. Serrano, Adam (4 January 2012). "Chivas USA part ways with Umana, three others". Major League Soccer.
  7. Saprissa ficha al defensor Michael Umaña - Nación (in Spanish)
  8. "Costa Rican defender Michael Umaña signs with top Iranian club following World Club success". The Tico Times. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  9. Vargas, Gabriel (26 August 2014). "Michael Umaña debutó en el fútbol iraní en empate del Persépolis FC". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  10. Michael Umaña – FIFA competition record
  11. Appearances for Costa Rica National Team Archived 6 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  12. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  13. "Michael UMANA". FIFA. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  14. "Costa Rica World Cup 2014 squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  15. "Uruguay 1-3 Costa Rica". BBC. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  16. "Italy 0-1 Costa Rica". BBC. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  17. "Costa Rica 1-1 Greece". BBC. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  18. "Netherlands 0-0 Costa Rica". BBC. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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