Diego Soñora
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Career & Clubs
Soñora, nicknamed "Chiche", spent a large part of his career with Argentine giants Boca Juniors where he won 5 titles between 1988 and 1995. Soñora played a total of 266 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 5 goals. In 1996 Soñora moved to Major League Soccer's Dallas Burn for the league's inaugural season, 1996. He would play two seasons for Dallas, before a switch to the MetroStars in 1998. A season later, he was sent to D.C. United and helped them to the 1999 MLS Cup. Soñora left MLS after that season, and played in Chile for Deportes Concepción before a short return to the US and Tampa Bay Mutiny in 2001. He then joined Cerro Porteño of Paraguay before returning to Argentina to play for lower league side Defensores de Belgrano, before retiring as a player. In MLS, Soñora was an All-Star in his first three seasons in the league, and scored a total of seven goals and 21 assists.
- Club
- FC Dallas (1996–1997)
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- Red Bull New York (1998–1998)
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- Tampa Bay Mutiny (2001–2001)
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- Club Deportes Concepción (2000–2001)
- Club
- Boca Juniors (1988–1995)
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- Cerro Porteño (2002–2002)
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- Defensores de Belgrano
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- D.C. United (1999–1999)
- League
- Major League Soccer
- National team
- Argentina
Personal
Soñora has two footballing sons in Alan and Joel. Alan started his senior career with Independiente, while Joel played for the United States at youth level and signed with Germany's VfB Stuttgart in 2016.
Legacy
Boca Juniors
Supercopa Libertadores: 1989 Recopa Sudamericana: 1990 Argentine Primera División: Apertura 1992 Copa Master de Supercopa: 1992 Copa de Oro: 1993 Dallas Burn
U.S. Open Cup: 1997 DC United
MLS Cup: 1999 Individual
MLS All Star: 1996, 1997, 1998
Clubs
- Defensores de Belgranocurrent
- Boca Juniors1988–1995
- FC Dallas1996–1997
- Red Bull New York1998–1998
- D.C. United1999–1999
- Club Deportes Concepción2000–2001
- Tampa Bay Mutiny2001–2001
- Cerro Porteño2002–2002
Played together with
- A. J. WoodD.C. United · 1998–2001
- A. J. WoodRed Bull New York · 1996–1997
Aaron AnselminoBoca Juniors · 2023–2025
Aaron GuillenFC Dallas · 2016–2017
Aaron LongRed Bull New York · 2016–2016
Aaron LongRed Bull New York · 2017
Aaron PitchkolanFC Dallas · 2005–2009- Abbe IbrahimRed Bull New York · 2005–2005
- Abdallah BahD.C. United · 2000–2000
- Abdul Thompson ContehD.C. United · 2001–2002
Abe ThompsonFC Dallas · 2005–2008
Abel AguilarFC Dallas · 2018–2018
Archive
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Identifiers & aliases
Diego Luis Soñora is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He is the father of Alan Soñora and Joel Soñora.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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