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Diego Chará
Personal information
Full name Diego Ferney Chará Zamora
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portland Timbers
Number 21
Youth career
Deportes Quindío
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Deportes Quindío 124 (2)
2009 América de Cali 31 (1)
2010–2011 Deportes Tolima 51 (5)
2011– Portland Timbers 30 (2)
International career‡
2010– Colombia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 18, 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 12, 2011

Diego Ferney Chará Zamora (born April 5, 1986 in Valle del Cauca) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer. Chará plays as a holding midfielder, and is known for his creativity in the attack.

Career

Club

Chará began his career in the youth ranks of Deportes Quindío. In 2004 he moved up to the senior side and became an important player for Quindío. The talented midfielder made 124 league appearances and scored 2 goals while with Quindío. As a result of his play he began to draw the attention of the top clubs in Colombia and in 2009 joined América de Cali. In one year with America Chará made 31 league appearances and scored 1 goal. The following season he joined Deportes Tolima and was a key player in his club's run to the quarterfinal of the 2010 Copa Sudamericana. The following season he helped Tolima qualify to the 2011 Copa Libertadores. During the 2011 Copa Libertadores Chará appeared in seven games, and provided an assist in a 2-0 win over Brazilian power Corinthians in the early stages of the tournament.

As a result of his play during the Copa Libertadores run Chará started to receive interest from Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers. In April 2011, Chará signed with Portland and became the club's first ever Designated Player.[1]

On August 20, he scored his first goal in Major League Soccer after just 78 seconds of the home match with Vancouver Whitecaps.[2] It broke the record for the fastest MLS goal for the club.

International

Chará has been capped twice for the Colombian national team.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2011/04/timbers-sign-diego-char%C3%A1-first-designated-player-club-history
  2. ^ http://www.prostamerika.com/2011/08/20/portland-timbers-vancouver-whitecaps-47726/

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