Moaca
24 Aug 2006, 05:14 PM
Men’s U-20 Team
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Mitchell announces roster for Belgium series
http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=2517
Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Men’s U20 National Team Head Coach, Dale Mitchell, has announced today his 18-man roster for the upcoming two-game friendly series versus Belgium.
The Canadians will continue their preparation for next summer’s FIFA U20 World Cup Canada with matches against the Belgian U18 National Team (born 1988) on September 2nd at St-Truidense VV at 20:00 (local time) and September 4th in Maasmechelen at 20:00 (local time). A warm up match has also been set versus the St-Truidense Youth Team on August 29th at 20:00.
Coming off a busy summer in which the U20s hosted a three-match series with the Brazilian U20 National Team in May and two matches versus the United States in July, Mitchell has selected an experienced roster led by European-based players. Of the 18 players selected for the camp, 8 are based with European clubs and of the group only Marcus Haber of FC Groningen (Netherlands) was not a part of one of the rosters for this summer’s matches.
"During the coming year we want to take advantage of the FIFA International dates in order to gather our European based players,” explained Mitchell. “Unfortunately some of the boy’s clubs are not affected by the FIFA rule and we will be without several during this camp. We also have not called any of our U.S. College players as they are busy preparing for their season. Nevertheless we need to prepare ourselves with difficult matches to get ready for next summer and playing a European opponent away from home is always a good test for our guys".
The team will depart for Belgium on August 25th with most European-based players joining the group following their weekend matches on August 26th and 27th. Kent O’Connor of 1860 Munich (Germany), Simeon Jackson of Rushden and Diamonds (England) and Andrea Lombardo recently loaned from Atalanta BC to F.C. Rieti SRL (Italy) will not be available for the matches due to club commitments.
Roster – CANADA
Pos/Complete Name/Club/Date of Birth/Hometown/Province
GK BEGOVIC, Asmir Portsmouth FC (England) 20-Jun-87 Edmonton AB
D OWUSU-ANSAH, Kennedy NTC - Ontario 20-Jul-89 Toronto ON
M AYRE, Keegan Hibernian FC (Scotland) 4-Jul-88 Coquitlam BC
M BOURGAULT, Jonathan St. Pauli FC (Germany) 27-Sep-88 Ile Bizard QC
D LUMLEY, Stephen National Training Centre - Ontario 16-Apr-87 Mississauga ON
D EDGAR, David Newcastle United FC (England) 19-May-87 Kitchener ON
M PETERS, Jaime Ipswich Town FC (England) 04-May-87 Pickering ON
M NUNEZ, Cristian FC Lyn Oslo (Norway) 07-Jul-88 Montreal QC
F DI IOIA, Massimo Montreal Impact 18-Jun-87 Montreal QC
F JOHNSON, Will SC Heerenveen (Netherlands) 21-Jan-87 Woodridge IL
M GRAY, A.J. National Training Centre - Ontario 12-Apr-88 Brampton ON
F HABER, Marcus FC Groningen (Netherlands) 11-Jan-89 Vancouver BC
F LAMMIE, Selvin (Shane) National Training Centre - Ontario 3-Aug-88 Toronto ON
D ATTAKORA-GYAN, Nana NTC - Ontario 27-Mar-89 Orangeville ON
M BALDE, Ibrahim Montreal Impact 24-Sep-87 Montreal QC
D M GALA, Gabe National Training Centre - Ontario 29-Jun-89 Brampton ON
M BABINEAU, Olivier University of Montreal 12-Jul-87 Dieppe NB
GK MONSALVE, David National Training Centre - Ontario 21-Dec-88 Brampton ON
Staff
Complete Name Duties Hometown Province
MAESTRACCI, Dominique Head of Delegation Montreal QC
MITCHELL, Dale Head Coach Port Moody BC
DASOVIC, Nick Assistant Coach Burnaby BC
MULDOON, Kevin Equipment Manager GK Coach Oakville ON
LAING, Dwayne Athletic Therapist Edmonton AB
CELEBRINI, Randy Strength and Conditioning Coach Vancouver BC
NUTT, Dave National Teams Administrator Ottawa ON
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Mitchell announces roster for Belgium series
http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=2517
Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Men’s U20 National Team Head Coach, Dale Mitchell, has announced today his 18-man roster for the upcoming two-game friendly series versus Belgium.
The Canadians will continue their preparation for next summer’s FIFA U20 World Cup Canada with matches against the Belgian U18 National Team (born 1988) on September 2nd at St-Truidense VV at 20:00 (local time) and September 4th in Maasmechelen at 20:00 (local time). A warm up match has also been set versus the St-Truidense Youth Team on August 29th at 20:00.
Coming off a busy summer in which the U20s hosted a three-match series with the Brazilian U20 National Team in May and two matches versus the United States in July, Mitchell has selected an experienced roster led by European-based players. Of the 18 players selected for the camp, 8 are based with European clubs and of the group only Marcus Haber of FC Groningen (Netherlands) was not a part of one of the rosters for this summer’s matches.
"During the coming year we want to take advantage of the FIFA International dates in order to gather our European based players,” explained Mitchell. “Unfortunately some of the boy’s clubs are not affected by the FIFA rule and we will be without several during this camp. We also have not called any of our U.S. College players as they are busy preparing for their season. Nevertheless we need to prepare ourselves with difficult matches to get ready for next summer and playing a European opponent away from home is always a good test for our guys".
The team will depart for Belgium on August 25th with most European-based players joining the group following their weekend matches on August 26th and 27th. Kent O’Connor of 1860 Munich (Germany), Simeon Jackson of Rushden and Diamonds (England) and Andrea Lombardo recently loaned from Atalanta BC to F.C. Rieti SRL (Italy) will not be available for the matches due to club commitments.
Roster – CANADA
Pos/Complete Name/Club/Date of Birth/Hometown/Province
GK BEGOVIC, Asmir Portsmouth FC (England) 20-Jun-87 Edmonton AB
D OWUSU-ANSAH, Kennedy NTC - Ontario 20-Jul-89 Toronto ON
M AYRE, Keegan Hibernian FC (Scotland) 4-Jul-88 Coquitlam BC
M BOURGAULT, Jonathan St. Pauli FC (Germany) 27-Sep-88 Ile Bizard QC
D LUMLEY, Stephen National Training Centre - Ontario 16-Apr-87 Mississauga ON
D EDGAR, David Newcastle United FC (England) 19-May-87 Kitchener ON
M PETERS, Jaime Ipswich Town FC (England) 04-May-87 Pickering ON
M NUNEZ, Cristian FC Lyn Oslo (Norway) 07-Jul-88 Montreal QC
F DI IOIA, Massimo Montreal Impact 18-Jun-87 Montreal QC
F JOHNSON, Will SC Heerenveen (Netherlands) 21-Jan-87 Woodridge IL
M GRAY, A.J. National Training Centre - Ontario 12-Apr-88 Brampton ON
F HABER, Marcus FC Groningen (Netherlands) 11-Jan-89 Vancouver BC
F LAMMIE, Selvin (Shane) National Training Centre - Ontario 3-Aug-88 Toronto ON
D ATTAKORA-GYAN, Nana NTC - Ontario 27-Mar-89 Orangeville ON
M BALDE, Ibrahim Montreal Impact 24-Sep-87 Montreal QC
D M GALA, Gabe National Training Centre - Ontario 29-Jun-89 Brampton ON
M BABINEAU, Olivier University of Montreal 12-Jul-87 Dieppe NB
GK MONSALVE, David National Training Centre - Ontario 21-Dec-88 Brampton ON
Staff
Complete Name Duties Hometown Province
MAESTRACCI, Dominique Head of Delegation Montreal QC
MITCHELL, Dale Head Coach Port Moody BC
DASOVIC, Nick Assistant Coach Burnaby BC
MULDOON, Kevin Equipment Manager GK Coach Oakville ON
LAING, Dwayne Athletic Therapist Edmonton AB
CELEBRINI, Randy Strength and Conditioning Coach Vancouver BC
NUTT, Dave National Teams Administrator Ottawa ON