Canada announces CONCACAF Gold Cup roster

Canada’s men’s national team announced their roster for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The Canadian team meets in Fort Lauderdale, FL next week in anticipation of the 2007 tournament that kicks off on 6 June.



“Everyone is looking forward to the Gold Cup competition,” says coach Stephen Hart. “We have assembled a squad of players that work well together. We hope to build on these playing relationships in Venezuela (for a friendly) and in the United States as the competition progresses.”



Canada’s roster consists of 20 players drawn from North American and European-based teams. The team will gather in Florida, but then head down to Maracaibo, Venezuela for an international friendly match on 1 June. Their opening-round matches in the CONCACAF Gold Cup are 6 June against Costa Rica, 9 June against Guadeloupe, and 11 June against Haiti. Their first three games are all played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, FL.



Along with the 20 players selected to the team, Canada has also announced three reserve players. If an injury occurs to any player on the full 23-man roster, that player can be replaced up until 24 hours before the team’s first game.



In the 16-year history of the Gold Cup (eight tournaments), Canada were confederation champions in 2000. The 2007 tournament features the biggest prize pool ever as prizes have more than doubled for all winners and qualifiers in the 12-team tournament.



ROSTER / EFFECTIF

CANADAtPLAYERtCAPStAGEtTEAM

Gt1tGreg Suttont8t30tToronto FC/MLS

Dt2tAdam Brazt11t25tToronto FC/MLS

D/Mt3tAnte Jazict16t31tLA Galaxy/MLS

Dt4tMarco Redat6t29tToronto FC/MLS

Dt5tAndrew Hainaultt2t20tFK Siad Most/Ceska Republika

Mt6tJulián de Guzmánt19t26tDeportivo La Coruna/España

D/Mt7tPaul Stalterit53t29tTottenham Hotspur/England

Mt8tKevin Harmset1t22tLA Galaxy/MLS

Ft9tRob Friendt10t26tFC Heerenveen/Nederland

Ft10tAli Gerbat7t24tFC Göteborg/Sverige

D/Mt11tRichard Hastingst36t30tInverness CT/Scotland

Dt12tGabriel Gervaist10t30tImpact de Montréal/USL

D/Mt13tAtiba Hutchinsont23t24tFC København/Denmark

M/Ft14tDwayne De Rosariot37t29tHouston Dynamo/MLS

Mt15tPatrice Berniert19t27tTromsø I.L./Norge

Mt16tMartin Nasht32t31tVancouver Whitecaps/USL

Ft17tIain Humet16t23tLeicester City/England

Mt18tIssey Nakajima-Farrant2t23tFC Vejle Boldklub/Denmark

Mt19tAntonio Ribeirot0t26tImpact de Montréal/USL

Gt22tJoshua Wagenaart1t22tADO Den Haag/Nederland



RESERVES / RÉSERVES

D/Mt20tChris Pozniakt17t26tToronto FC/MLS

Mt21tNik Ledgerwoodt0t22t1860 München/Deutschland

Gt23tRobert Giacomit0t20tKSK Beveren/België



PERSONNEL

Head coach / Entraîneur-chef : Stephen Hart

Assistant coach / Entraîneur adjoint : Antonio Fonseca

Goalkeeper coach / Entraîneur des gardiens : Paul Dolan

Manager / Gérant d’équipe : Morgan Quarry

Equipment manager / Gérant des équipements : Mike Moretto

Physiotherapist / Physiothérapeute : Ted Tilbury

Physiotherapist / Physiothérapeute : Dave Foley

Video coach / Entraîneur video : Vic Mendes