El Capitan

  Chicago Fire have made many moves for new players over the past couple years. Some have been good, some bad. Last summer Pavel Pardo moved to Toyota Park from Club America. We were very lucky to get a player with such a high pedigree.
  Upon moving to Chicago Pavel was a perfect fit for the squad. He took charge of the game and was almost another coach on the field. Pardo was everything you could want out of a captain. Pavel would never come out and ask for the captaincy. But I will go ahead and nominate him to be el capitan of our "men in red" for the 2012 season. Look at these stats.

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mexico			League		Cup		North America		Total
1993–94	Atlas	Primera División	28	0					28	0
1994–95			29	2					29	2
1995–96			35	1					35	1
1996–97			30	0					30	0
1997–98			32	4					32	4
1998–99	U.A.G.		34	5					34	5
1999–00	América		36	7					36	7
2000–01			35	0					35	0
2001–02			37	1					37	1
2002–03			36	5					36	5
2003–04			35	4					35	4
2004–05			36	2					36	2
2005–06			29	3					29	3
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
2006–07	VfB Stuttgart	Bundesliga	33	1	6	1			39	2
2007–08			29	2	3	0	4	1	36	3
2008–09			9	1	1	0	8	0	18	1
Mexico			League		Cup		North America		Total
2008–09	América	Primera División	16	1					16	1
2009–10			37	2					37	2
2010–11			33	0			4	0[7]	37	0
USA			League		Open Cup		North America		Total
2011	Chicago Fire	MLS	13	1	1	0	0	0	14	1
Total	Mexico		518	37			4	0	522	37
	Germany		71	4	10	1	12	1	93	6
	USA		13	1	1	0	0	0	14	1
Career total			602	42	11	1	16	1	629	44

 No offense to Logan Pause, he has been nothing but great for the team. But the fact cannot be denied Pavel Pardo is the leader of this team and should wear the armband fulltime.

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