Gerardo Bravo

Gerardo Bravo

LA Blues' Gerardo Bravo
Personal information
Full name Gerardo Miguel Bravo Benavides
Date of birth (1981-12-22) December 22, 1981
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Los Angeles Blues
Number 17
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 16 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 13, 2011.


Gerardo Miguel Bravo Benavides (born December 22, 1981 in Lima) is a Peruvian footballer currently playing for Los Angeles Blues in the USL Professional Division.

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


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