Gerardo Bravo
![]() LA Blues' Gerardo Bravo | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gerardo Miguel Bravo Benavides | ||
Date of birth | December 22, 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | Los Angeles Mission Eagles | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007 | San Fernando Valley Quakes | 4 | (0) |
2011 | Los Angeles Blues | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gerardo Miguel Bravo Benavides (born December 22, 1981, in Lima) is a Peruvian retired footballer.
Career
College and amateur
Bravo moved with his family from his native Peru to the United States as a teenager, settling in Sylmar, California. He played college soccer at Los Angeles Mission College from 2006 to 2009. He also played briefly with the San Fernando Valley Quakes in the USL Premier Development League in 2007.[1]
Professional
After playing and coaching for several years in various Los Angeles-area amateur leagues, Bravo turned professional when he signed with the expansion Los Angeles Blues of the new USL Professional League in February 2010. He made his professional debut - and scored his first professional goal - on April 15, 2011, in a 3–0 victory over Sevilla Puerto Rico[2]
Personal
Gerardo's brother, Jhonny Bravo, is also a professional soccer player.
References
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
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- Living people
- Footballers from Lima
- Men's association football midfielders
- Peruvian men's footballers
- San Fernando Valley Quakes players
- Orange County SC players
- USL League Two players
- USL Championship players
- People from Sylmar, Los Angeles
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