Gerardo Bravo Explained

Gerardo Bravo
Fullname:Gerardo Miguel Bravo Benavides
Birth Date:22 December 1981
Birth Place:Lima, Peru
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:2006–2008
Youthclubs1:Los Angeles Mission Eagles
Years1:2007
Clubs1:San Fernando Valley Quakes
Caps1:4
Goals1:0
Years2:2011
Clubs2:Los Angeles Blues
Caps2:6
Goals2:1

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2014-05-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121007002920/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/roster/4069052.html . 2012-10-07 .
  2. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2011-06-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120111153930/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175587.html . 2012-01-11 .