Ivan Becerra

Jorge Ivan Becerra (born May 22, 1984) is a Mexican former professional soccer player.

Ivan Becerra
Personal information
Full name Jorge Ivan Becerra
Date of birth (1984-05-22) May 22, 1984
Place of birth San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
San Fernando High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Los Angeles Mission College
2004–2005 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 34 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Columbus Crew 0 (0)
2006 → Cincinnati Kings (loan) 4 (0)
2009 Ventura County Fusion 4 (0)
2009 Portland Timbers 1 (0)
2010 Ventura County Fusion 3 (1)
2011 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 23 (3)
Total 35 (4)
Teams managed
2009–2019 Santa Barbara SC
2011–2018 Bishop Diego Cardinals (boys)
2018–2019 Bishop Diego Cardinals (girls)
2019– Kickers SC Central Coast
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life and education

Becerra was born May 22, 1984, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.[1] He and his family would move to the United States before Becerra's 6th birthday.[2] He attended San Fernando High School, where he played soccer and football.[3][4]

Becerra played college soccer at Los Angeles Mission College from 2002 to 2003, scoring 34 goals and 19 assists during his two seasons there. He then transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he played two seasons for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team. As a forward in his first year playing behind Drew McAthy, Becerra appeared in 14 games and tallied 2 assists, but failed to score.[5] In his final year in Santa Barbara, Becerra played in 20 games, starting 18 of them, where scored 12 goals and 2 assists.[6] He was named the 2005–06 Male Athlete of the Year by the Daily Nexus.[7]

Playing career

Becerra was drafted in the third round (27th overall) of the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft by Columbus Crew.[8][9] Crew head coach Sigi Schmid converted Becerra to a central defender once on the team due to Columbus already having 4 forwards ahead of Becerra on the depth chart.[2] He did not appear in a first-team match with the Crew in league play (although he did make one appearance in the US Open Cup[10]) and was subsequently sent on loan to then-USL Second Division side Cincinnati Kings.[11] He made his professional debut on July 21, 2006.[12] He featured as a starter for Cincinnati and appeared in four games with the Kings, the last being August 13, 2006, before returning to the Crew.[13][14] Despite appearing in 6 MLS Reserve League matches for the Crew, he was waived in March 2007 as the team sought to become roster-compliant in preseason.[15][16]

Becerra signed for Ventura County Fusion of the USL Premier Development League for the 2009 season. He made his debut for the team on May 30, 2009, in a game against Bakersfield Brigade.[17] Becerra would ultimately appear for the Fusion 4 times en route to winning the 2009 PDL Championship and scoring a goal in the championship game.[18][19]

At the end of the 2009 PDL season, Becerra signed for Portland Timbers.[15] He played one regular season game before being released in December 2009.[20][21]

After returning to Ventura County Fusion in 2010 and appearing in 3 games with 1 goal scored, Becerra signed with Wilmington Hammerheads FC in March 2011 for the 2011 USL Pro season.[22][23] He served as the team's co-captain and appeared in 23 games and scored 3 goals.[24][25]

Managerial career

Becerra was named the head coach of Bishop Garcia Diego High School in October 2011.[26] He also coaches youth soccer with Santa Barbara SC.[27]

Honors

Ventura County Fusion

References
  1. "Ivan Becerra Player Profile - ESPN FC". ESPN FC. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  2. Grady, Tom (May 13, 2011). "Wilmington Hammerheads' Becerra learns plenty from his many teams". Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  3. "Former Mission Star in Second Season with MLS" (PDF). Los Angeles Mission College. February 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  4. Ferber, Doug (November 22, 2001). "City Section Football Playoffs". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  5. "2004 UC Santa Barbara Overall Individual Statistics". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. December 14, 2004. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  6. "2005 UC Santa Barbara Overall Individual Statistics". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. November 23, 2005. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  7. Mead, Derek (May 25, 2006). "Male of the Year: Senior Carries UCSB". Daily Nexus. Santa Barbara, California. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  8. "Real Salt Lake snaps up Rowland second in supplemental draft". www.SoccerTimes.com. January 26, 2006. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  9. "Draft History". Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  10. "Michigan Bucks 1 - 4 Columbus Crew". Massive Report Data. July 12, 2006.
  11. "Cincinnati Kings vs Long Island". Cincinnati Kings. July 21, 2006.
  12. "Kings Buck Rough Riders". Cincinnati Kings. July 21, 2006.
  13. "2006 Cincinnati Kings roster and stats". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on November 11, 2006. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  14. "Cincinnati Kings End Regular Season With Road Loss". Cincinnati Kings. August 13, 2006.
  15. "Timbers sign defender Ivan Becerra". Portland Timbers. August 28, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  16. "Transactions". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. March 2, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  17. "Ventura County Fusion at Bakersfield Brigade 2:1". United Soccer Leagues. May 30, 2009. Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  18. "2009 Ventura County Fusion roster and statistics". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  19. "Fusion overcome Fire for PDL title". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14.
  20. "2009 Portland Timbers roster and statistics". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  21. "Timbers sign Quavas Kirk". United Soccer Leagues. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on December 11, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  22. "2010 Ventura County Fusion roster and statistics". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  23. "Hammerheads Add Four Players Out of California". www.OurSportsCentral.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  24. Grady, Tom (July 1, 2011). "Halfway home, Hammerheads plan to start over". Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  25. "2011 Wilmington Hammerheads roster and statistics". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on September 18, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  26. Punzal, Barry (October 21, 2011). "Former Gaucho star Becerra to coach Bishop soccer". PresidioSports.com. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  27. "Santa Barbara Soccer Club: Coaches". SantaBarbaraSC.org. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
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