A cap centurion for his country and a leader wherever he has been, Carlos Bocanegra has taken the next step after his playing career to become techincal director and vice president at Atlanta United.
Carlos Bocanegra is a retired American soccer player who played as a defender for teams in the USA, England, Scotland, France and Spain. He attended UCLA and was a college star before beginning a professional soccer career with Chicago Fire in 2000.
Bocanegra then signed for Scottish side Rangers in August 2011 and spent two years at Ibrox, although he moved on loan to Spanish club Racing Santander for the second year of that deal. Despite expressing a preference to return to Rangers, he moved back to the States in the summer of 2003 and played for two years with MLS franchise Chivas USA.
Bocanegra announced his retirement at the end of the 2014 MLS season, having played in nearly 400 league games at his various clubs. After retirement, he remained in the sport and was appointed technical director of MLS franchise Atlanta United in March 2015.
He made 110 appearances for the United States national team and captained his country on many occasions, playing in two World Cups.