Just was curious to see who, if anyone, on the Canada National Team played for you guys when you won the 2000 Gold Cup? I figured maybe Stalteri, but I can't remember that far back. Any ideas?
Interesting question. I'll take a shot. Richard Hastings was in GC 2000 and 2007 ... uhm ... Nash, Brennan, and ... Stalteri. And Onstad. Here's those that played in the GC 2000 final game: Canada: Craig Forrest; Mark Watson, Tony Menezes, Jason deVos; Jeff Clarke, Paul Fenwick, Paul Stalteri, Richard Hastings, Jim Brennan; Martin Nash (Garrett Kusch, 89), Carlo Corazzin DeRo was there too? At least his MLS bio says so. PS. Yep, DeRo played in at least one game. Obscure trivia: Hastings was named Newcomer of the 2000 Tournament. Adding stuff as I go along. Here's the GC 2000 full roster: CANADA Goalkeepers: 1-Craig FORREST [West Ham United-ENG] 22-Pat ONSTAD [Dundee United-SCO] Defenders: 2-Paul FENWICK [Greenock Morton-SCO] 3-Carl FLETCHER [West Ham United-ENG] 4-Tony MENZIES [Botafogo-BRZ] 5-Jason DE VOS [Dundee United-SCO] 12-Jeff CLARKE [Baltimore Blast-USA] 13-Mark WATSON [Oxford United-ENG] Midfielders: 6-Marc BIRCHAM [Millwall-ENG] 8-Nick DASOVIC [St. Johnstone-SCO] 10-Davide XAUSA [Inverness CT-SCO] 11-Jim BRENNAN [Nottingham Forest-ENG] 14-Jason BENT [Colorado Rapids-USA] 15-Richard HASTINGS [Inverness CT-SCO] 21-Martin NASH [ex-Chester City-ENG] Forwards: 7-Paul STALTERI [Werder Bremen-GER] 9-Carlo CORAZZIN [Northampton Town-ENG] 16-Garret KUSCH [Mechelen-BEL] 17-Paul PESCHISOLIDO [Fulham-ENG] 18-Elvis THOMAS [Toronto Olympians] 24-Dwayne DEROSARIO [Richmond Kickers-USA] [COACH: Holger OSIECK]
I think Richard Hastings, Jim Brennan, Dwayne Derosario and Pat Onstad are players that were on that team and still play on the national team.
So: Onstad, Stalteri, Brennan, Hastings, De Rosario, and Nash have featured in our MNT since 2007. It would be interesting to see how many survivors from the Costa Rican, Mexican, and other GC 2000 teams have been included in their respective MNT squads over the last twelve months.
I would be surprised is any OTHER Cdn has received 2 FIFA awards in international play. Hastings got newcomer of the year in 2000 and made the 1st team for 2007. Although Julian's player of the tournament (2007) and Craig Forrest's player of the tournament (2000) are hard to top.
Good point about Hastings: I also thought he was second last year as the Comeback Player of the Year (1st: Onstad, 3rd: Nash).