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Marcelo Saragosa
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Saragosa
Date of birth	22 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Campo Grande, Brazil
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Austin Bold
Youth career
0000–2003	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2005	São Paulo
2004	→ Los Angeles Galaxy (loan)
2005–2006	Los Angeles Galaxy
2006–2009	FC Dallas
2009–2010	Chivas USA
2012–2013	D.C. United
2015	Tampa Bay Rowdies
2019	Austin Bold
Total
Managerial career
2019–	Austin Bold (Director of Soccer Ops)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 3, 2018

Marcelo Saragosa (born 22 January 1982) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the Director of Soccer Operations for Austin Bold FC in the USL Championship.

Career

Professional

Born in Campo Grande, Saragosa began his career with Brazilian team São Paulo, having signed with their youth team at the age of 13. He was sent on loan to the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in 2004 where he started in 24 of 26 games for the Galaxy. He then returned to São Paulo, before being signed to a permanent deal by the Galaxy in August 2005.

After starting in 10 of the first 15 games of the 2006 season for the Galaxy, Saragosa was traded to FC Dallas on July 19, 2006, in exchange for a fourth round supplemental draft pick in 2007. 2007 was a season riddled with injuries; he suffered a sprained right medial collateral ligament on April 14, 2007, which kept him out four weeks and appeared in only 13 games for FC Dallas before having surgery to repair a torn meniscus on September 25, 2007.

In 2008, Saragosa appeared in 25 games for FC Dallas and scored the second goal of his MLS career on October 18, 2008, in a 3–1 loss versus Real Salt Lake. Shortly before the last game of the regular season, Saragosa had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee on October 21, 2008. Saragosa was traded to Chivas USA in exchange for Atiba Harris on July 17, 2009. While with Chivas Saragosa appeared in 22 league matches.

After the 2010 MLS season Chivas USA declined Saragosa's contract option and Saragosa elected to participate in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Saragosa became a free agent in Major League Soccer when he was not selected in the Re-Entry draft. In November 2010, Saragosa's blog announced he was suffering from cancer.^[1]

On February 16, 2012, it was announced that Saragosa had returned to Major League Soccer signing with D.C. United.^[2] Saragosa's club option declined following the 2013 season.^[3]

After taking 2014 off, Saragosa signed with North American Soccer League side Tampa Bay Rowdies on February 3, 2015.^[4] During an April 1 season kickoff event at the Mahaffey Theater, Saragosa was named captain of the 2015 Rowdies.^[5] Saragosa was released by Tampa Bay in November 2015.^[6]

On April 18, 2019, Austin Bold FC announced that Saragosa would be moving from his role as player to be the club's Director of Soccer Operations.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 October 2015^[8]^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
LA Galaxy (loan)	2004	MLS	26	0			–		3	0	26	0
LA Galaxy	2005	MLS	4	1			–		2	0	6	1
	2006	MLS	10	0			–		–		10	0
	Total		14	1			-	-	12	0	16	1
FC Dallas	2006	MLS	7	0			–		2	0	9	0
	2007		13	0			–		–		13	0
	2008		25	1			–		–		25	1
	2009		9	0	0	0	–		–		9	0
	Total		54	1			-	-	2	0	56	1
Chivas USA	2009	MLS	8	0	0	0	–		1	0	9	0
	2010	MLS	14	0	3	0	–		–		17	0
	Total		22	0	3	0	-	-	1	0	26	0
D.C. United	2012	MLS	16	1	2	1	–		4	0	22	2
	2013	MLS	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
	Total		24	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	30	2
Tampa Bay Rowdies	2015	NASL	17	0	1	0	–		–		18	0
Career total			157	3			-	-	12	0	169	3