Miguel Saavedra is a retired American

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midfielder who played professionally in the

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. Saavedra, the son of Mexican immigrant parents, grew up in Milwaukee and attended Milwaukee Trade and Technical High School. In January 2001, Saavedra signed with

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as a Project 40 player. In February 2001, the

Dallas Burn Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

selected Saavedra in the sixth round (66th overall) of the

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. On May 25, 2001, Saavedra played one game on loan to the

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of the

. In June 2001, the Burn sent Saavedra on loan to the

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for four games. On January 15, 2002, the Chicago Fire acquired Saavedra and Aleksey Korol from the Burn for the Fire's 2002 sixth round draft pick. Saavedra spent most of the 2002 season on loan to the

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, including the USL A-League championship game, won by Milwaukee. Although Saavedra never played a league game with the Fire, in April 2002, he came on in the 78th minute for David Vaudreuil in a quarterfinal loss to Morelia in the

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. The Fire waived Saavedra on November 5, 2002. Saavedra played several games for the

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.U.S. SOCCER: U-20 men manage only one win at USASA Festival
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saavedra, Miguel Living people 1983 births Soccer players from Milwaukee American men's soccer players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Chicago Fire FC players FC Dallas players Milwaukee Rampage players Nashville Metros players A-League (1995–2004) players FC Dallas draft picks United States men's under-20 international soccer players Men's association football midfielders