CHICAGO FIRE

GONZALO SEGARES
#13
Selected in the third round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, Segares
enters his seventh MLS season in 2011. The Costa Rican international
returned to the Fire midway through the 2010 season after spending
the fi rst half of the year with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol. The 2007
Chicago Fire Defender of the Year has proven his versatility over the
years, smoothly slotting in as a left back and in the middle of defense
since joining the club in 2005. Offensively, Segares’ 8 career goals ranks
him second all-time among the club’s defenders, behind Ring of Fire
inductee Lubos Kubik. Segares will look to enjoy his fi rst full season
back with the club as he continues to be an important piece on the
Fire back line in 2011.
2010: Appeared in 6 matches starting all of them, while logging 439
minutes…Returned to the club in August after spending the fi rst half
of the year with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol…Made his 2010 debut,
playing the full 90 minutes in a 2-1 come-from-behind win vs. NE on
8/18…Started 4 consecutive matches after returning to the club: 8/18
vs. NE, 8/21 at HOU, 8/28 at SEA and 9/4 vs. LA…Sent off in the 21st
minute in the 1-1 draw vs. LA on 9/4.
2009: Appeared in 12 matches, starting all of them and logging 965
minutes… Tallied 1 goal and 1 assist on the year, both coming in the
2-2 draw at CLB on 4/25, assisted on McBride’s 86th minute effort
before striking the equalizer two minutes later…MLS CUP PLAYOFFS:
Made 1 appearance, coming on as a 76th minute substitute for Mike
Banner in the 2-1 quarterfi nal fi rst leg loss at NE on 11/1…SUPERLIGA:
Started and played the full 90 minutes in 3 matches, including the
Final loss to Tigres UANL at TOYOTA PARK on 8/5…INTERNATIONAL
FRIENDLIES: Started and played the fi rst 45 minutes in 2-1 loss to Club
America on 4/29.
2008: Started 23 of 24 games played logging 2103 min… scored 2
goals and 2 assists out of the back…played every minute of fi rst 10
games…missed 6/15 @ DAL and 6/19 @ CHV to play with Costa Rica…
served two suspensions due to yellow card accumulation (7/19 vs. RSL,
10/23 vs. NY)… tallied fi rst goal of the season @ NY in 5-1 win on
5/25…scored equalizer in 2-1 win @ NE on 8/9…MLS Cup: started both
semifi nal series matches against NE… scored insurance goal in 2nd leg
in 3-0 win on 11/6…played 79 min. in 2-1 loss @ CLB in EC Final on
11/13 … Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: Came off the bench in 72’ to play
48 min. in 2-1 OT loss @ DC in quarterfi nal on 7/8… International
Exhibitions- Played fi rst 45 min. vs. Everton on 7/30…International –
Appeared for Costa Rica in wins over Haiti, Surinam, and El Salvador
(World Cup Qualifi ers).
2007: Named the 2007 Fire Defender of the Year award winner …
Played every minute through 20 matches in 2007 before serving a
one-game suspension on 8-25 vs. KC … Finished the season with 27
regular season games started and played … Registered a game-winning
assist (Rolfe, 60’) on 4-29 in 1-0 win @ HOU … Notched a goal on
9-15 against RBNY in the 2-2 tie … Received fi rst ever “caps” for Costa
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POSITION: Defender
HEIGHT: 5’11” (1.80 m)
WEIGHT: 162 lbs. (73 kg)
BORN: October 13, 1982 in San Jose, Costa Rica
HOMETOWN: San Jose, Costa Rica
CITIZENSHIP: Costa Rica
COLLEGE: Virginia Commonwealth
LAST CLUB: Apollon Limassol (CYP)
HOW ACQUIRED: Drafted in the third round (35th overall) of the
2005 MLS SuperDraft
PRONUNCIATION: seh-GAH-res
Rican National Team in friendlies on 9-09 vs. Honduras and 9-12 vs.
Canada … MLS Cup Playoffs: Played 90 min. in both legs of the Eastern
Conference Semifi nal series matches against DC … Played 90 min. in
the 1-0 loss to NE on 11-08 in the Eastern Conference Final … Lamar
Hunt U.S. Open Cup: Played 90 min. in the 1-0 loss to the Carolina
RailHawks in the third round … MLS Reserve Division: Appeared in one
match for the Fire Reserves, playing 90 min. on 9-23 against the D.C.
United Reserves.
2006: Started in 22 of his 25 League appearances, scoring a goal
and an assist in 1984 minutes … Started Chicago’s fi rst three matches
before missing fi ve contests (4-30 @ NE through 5-27 @ CHV) due
to injury (L ankle sprain) … Returned to line-up and appeared in 22
of the Fire’s remaining 24 League contests … Registered fi rst career
multi-point game on 10-15-06 @ DC by scoring his fi rst goal (21’)
and assist (Guerrero, 24’) of the season to lead the Fire to a 3-2 victory
in its regular season fi nale … MLS Cup Playoffs: Started in each of the
Fire’s contests vs. NE in their Eastern Conference Semifi nal Series …
Started and went the full 90 on 10-22 vs. NE, helping the Fire record
a 1-0 shutout in Leg One … Started and played the fi rst half in the
Fire’s 2-1 loss in the away leg … Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: Started
and went the full 90 minutes in three of the Fire’s four contests in the
USOC en route to a fourth title … Went the full 90 min. on 9-27 vs. LA
in helping the Fire to a 3-1 win and a 4th USOC title … MLS Reserve
Division: Started in one of two games played for the Fire Reserves and
logged 105 minutes.
2005: Enjoyed an impressive rookie campaign, scoring three goals and
two assists in 1,864 minutes across 21 League contests – all starts …
Made his fi rst-team debut on 5-21 vs. COL, starting and playing all
90 min. in helping the Fire to a 2-1 win … Started 21 of Fire’s last 24
contests after impressing in MLS Reserve Division play at the beginning
of the season … Scored fi rst career MLS goal on 6-15 @ DC …
Registered fi rst MLS assist on 6-04 vs. CHV, helping Nate Jaqua achieve
a hat trick by assisting on his second goal of the match in the 60’ of
a 5-2 win … Tallied game-winning goals in back-to-back matches on
7-02 @ CHV and 7-09 vs. NE, helping the Fire to its season-best third
and fourth consecutive wins … Returned to Fire’s fi rst-team line-up on
8-10 vs. KC after missing previous two League contests due to injury (L
ankle sprain) … MLS Cup Playoffs: Played all 270 minutes in the Fire’s
three postseason contests, helping the squad to within one match of
its fourth MLS Cup berth … His apparent goal in the waning moments
on 11-06 @ NE in the Eastern Conference Championship was deemed
offside, resulting in a heartbreaking 1-0 Fire loss … Lamar Hunt U.S.
Open Cup: Played in two of the Fire’s four contests, registering 200
minutes on the way to the U.S. Open Cup Semifi nals … MLS Reserve
Division: Played in seven contests, all starts, and logged 611 minutes 54
for the Fire Reserves in their inaugural campaign … Started and played
every minute in the Fire Reserves fi rst six contests, including the team’s
inaugural match, a 4-1 loss at DC on 4-10.
GONZALO SEGARES
#13
Abroad: Joined Cypriot club Apollon Limassol on a free transfer in
January 2010… Appeared in 12 matches, starting 10 and logging 914
minutes during his time with Apollon…Made his club debut in a 2-0
loss vs. AEL Limassol on 1/24…Helped Apollon to a third place fi nish in
the 2009-10 Cypriot First Division table.
International: 2010: Made 1 appearance, playing the full 90 minutes
in a 3-0 loss at Slovakia on 6/5 in Bratislava…2009: Appeared in 3
matches, starting all of them and logging 270 minutes…Started in the
3-2 WCQ victory at Trinidad & Tobago on 6/6… Played 2 matches at
the CONCACAF Gold Cup…2008: Appeared in 6 World Cup Qualifying
matches, starting all of them and logging 464 minutes, helping Costa
Rica to the Final Round of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying…2007:
Received his fi rst international “caps” for the Costa Rican National
Team, seeing time for the “Ticos” in their Sept. 9 friendly against
Honduras, as well as the Sept. 12 friendly against Canada … U-17s:
Participated in qualifying for the World Youth Championships Cup
qualifying in Jamaica in 1998.
College: One of the top defenders in the Colonial Athletic Association
throughout his career, he won the conference’s Defender of the Year
Award in both his sophomore and senior seasons … Started all 84
games during his four years at VCU and scored 16 goals and 11 assists
for 43 points … Known as a fi erce competitor and a player who can
build up the attack from the back rather than play the long ball …
2004: One of three MAC Hermann Trophy fi nalists, awarded annually
to the best collegiate player … NSCAA/adidas First Team All-American
… CAA Defensive Player of the Year … All-CAA First Team selection
… Started all 21 games for the Rams and scored four goals and an
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assist for nine points … 2003: Started 21 matches, helping VCU to earn
10 shutouts … All-CAA First Team selection … Added three goals and
two assists for eight points … 2002: First team All-CAA selection and
the CAA Defensive Player of the Year … Started all 21 games for the
Rams … Finished second on the team with 18 points (5g, 8a) out of the
backfi eld, while his eight assists led the Rams … 2001: Started all 21
games at left back for the Rams as a true freshman while scoring eight
points on four goals.
Club/Prep: Played for USL Premier Development League side
Williamsburg Legacy from 2002-04 appearing in 60 matches … Helped
the Legacy to a Conference championship or runner-up position every
year.
Personal: Nicknamed “Sega ”… Most rewarding moment of his
soccer career was becoming a professional player as a member of the
Fire… Was a Sociology major at VCU … Admires Costa Rican National
Team player Gilberto Martinez and Brazilian National Team player
Ronaldinho … Enjoys watching TV, playing video games and listening
to music – including reggae, reggaeton and rock & roll – in his free
time … Favorite TV show is ESPN’s SportsCenter … Always prays before
games.
MLS REGULAR SEASON
YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E
2005 Chicago 21 21 1864 3 2 10 5 43 31 0 0 5 0
2006 Chicago 25 22 1984 1 1 7 2 35 22 0 0 8 0
2007 Chicago 27 27 2406 1 1 15 5 43 25 4 6 6 1
2008 Chicago 23 23 2013 2 2 16 7 40 23 1 0 8 0
2009 Chicago 12 12 965 1 1 6 3 13 15 2 0 4 0
2010 Chicago 6 6 439 0 0 1 0 10 5 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 114 111 9671 8 7 55 22 184 121 7 6 31 2
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E
2005 Chicago 3 3 270 0 0 2 0 9 3 1 0 2 0
2006 Chicago 2 2 135 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0
2007 Chicago 3 3 270 0 0 2 2 6 3 0 2 1 0
2008 Chicago 3 3 259 1 0 3 1 2 4 0 0 1 0
2009 Chicago 1 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 12 11 960 1 0 8 3 20 12 1 2 5 0
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