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Posts tagged "Gonzalo Segares"

Segares is Back / Ward Traded

  Frank Klopas continued an impressive three week period of wheeling and dealing today with the announcement that the Fire has re-acquired defender Gonzalo Segares.  The move immediately improves the Fire defensively with a player who had been one of the best defenders in MLS over the last several seasons.  Segares signed a six month... Read more »
By Guillermo Rivera,
August 6, 2010 at 4:36 pm
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Fire Alumni Update

Here’s a quick run down on the activities of some of the most recent former Fire. Everyone’s favorite professor (especially a certain soccer scribe on the east coast) Juan Carlos Osorio and Once Caldes defeated winless Nacional 1-0 in Columbia yesterday.  The lone goal was scored by midfielder Jhon Valencia, who I’m told is a... Read more »
By Guillermo Rivera,
April 2, 2010 at 5:20 pm
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Segares officially signs with Apollon FC

It’s finally official. [Gonzalo Segares and Apollon FC have put pen to paper and signed a deal](http://www.apollon.com.cy/apollon/indexen.php?report) that will bring the 27-year-old former Fire left back to the Cypriot club through the end of their season. I know, I know, it’s not like this is any sort of surprise, but I thought I’d share the... Read more »
By SamuelStejskal,
January 20, 2010 at 12:07 pm
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Updating the Gonzalo Segares situation (Updated)

Despite it coming out over a week ago that Gonzalo Segares had agreed to a deal with Cypriot side Apollon FC, the 27-year-old left back — whose contract with the Fire expired at the end of the 2009 season — has yet to put pen to paper and sign with the Mediterranean island club. That... Read more »
By SamuelStejskal,
January 15, 2010 at 8:26 am
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Segares to sign with Cypriot club

Left back Gonzalo Segares is close to signing a deal with Cypriot team Apollon FC. The two sides have reportedly agreed to terms with the 27-year-old Segares needing only to complete a physical for the deal to become official. “I talked to his agent and I talked to Gonzalo and I think they’re pretty close... Read more »
By SamuelStejskal,
January 6, 2010 at 10:38 am
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Why Gonzalo Segares needs Europe

I first met Gonzalo Segares this June while covering a Fire training session. Gonzalo was playing through a calf injury at the time and left the practice field early to enter the locker room to receive some extra treatment on his leg. But before he could escape I jogged over to introduce myself to him... Read more »
By SamuelStejskal,
December 16, 2009 at 12:03 pm
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World Cup Field Finalized; US Loses in Friendly

[Six teams qualified for next year's World Cup in South Africa today](http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=685287&sec=worldcup2010&root=worldcup2010&cc=5901), finalizing the field that will compete in the first World Cup in African soil. France, Slovenia, Uruguay, Portugal, Greece and Algeria advanced to the finals ending the dreams of Ireland, Russia, Costa Rica, Ukraine and Egypt in the process. That means that Costa... Read more »
By SamuelStejskal,
November 18, 2009 at 8:12 pm
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Gonzalo Segares: "Trying to move and see if I can play in Europe"

It’s pretty easy to see why this season was a frustrating one for Fire defender Gonzalo Segares. After being a stalwart in the backline for years for the Fire, Segares was forced to the sidelines this year, only playing in 12 regular season games due to a combination of injuries and national team call-ups. Adding... Read more »
By SamuelStejskal,
November 18, 2009 at 10:44 am
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Fire Injury Report

Back in late July and early August – when several Fire players began falling victim to injury – it was assumed that most would be able to return in time for the start of the playoffs. Now, with the Fire only a couple of days away from the decisive Game 2 of their Eastern Conference... Read more »
By SamuelStejskal,
November 5, 2009 at 2:03 am
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Fire Injury Report

With the Fire getting ready to take on the New England Revolution this Saturday, the time is ripe for an injury update. Here we go… **John Thorrington – Out** The central midfielder, who hasn’t played since August 29th, will miss this weekend’s match with a case of athletic pubaglia (English translation: groin pain/sports hernia). Thorrington... Read more »
By SamuelStejskal,
October 14, 2009 at 3:02 pm
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