Diego Soñora
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Luis Soñora | ||
Date of birth | 17 July 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1995 | Boca Juniors | 202 | (3) |
1996–1997 |
Dallas Burn | 47 | (3) |
1998 |
MetroStars | 30 | (3) |
1999 | D.C. United | 27 | (1) |
2000–2001 | Deportes Concepción | ||
2001 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 4 | (0) |
2002 | Cerro Porteño | ||
? | Defensores de Belgrano | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2011 |
Diego Luis Soñora (born 17 July 1969 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He is the father of Alan Soñora and Joel Soñora.[1][2]
Career
Soñora, nicknamed "Chiche", spent a large part of his career with Argentine giants Boca Juniors where he won 5 titles between 1988 and 1995. Soñora played a total of 266 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 5 goals.
In 1996 Soñora moved to
In MLS, Soñora was an All-Star in his first three seasons in the league, and scored a total of seven goals and 21 assists.
Personal life
Soñora has two footballing sons in Alan and Joel.[1] Alan started his senior career with Independiente, while Joel played for the United States at youth level and signed with Germany's VfB Stuttgart in 2016.[1]
Honours
Boca Juniors
- Supercopa Libertadores: 1989
- Recopa Sudamericana: 1990
- Argentine Primera División: Apertura 1992
- Copa Master de Supercopa: 1992
- Copa de Oro: 1993
Dallas Burn
DC United
Individual
References
- ^ a b c "Now on Independiente first team, Sonora aims for pro debut & U.S. call-up". American Soccer Now. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Boca Juniors Midfielder Added to U.S. U-17 MNT Roster for Argentina Trip". United States Soccer Federation. October 22, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ All-Star Game flashback, 1996 Archived December 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at MLSsoccer.com
- ^ All-Star Game flashback, 1997 at MLSsoccer.com
- ^ "1998 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. August 2, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2023.