Miguel Saavedra

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Miguel Saavedra
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-07-03) July 3, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Saavedra is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the USL A-League.

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]

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