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Andrea Lombardo... soccer family (brothers Stefano and Paolo)... father was born in Catanzaro, Italia while his mother was born in Montréal, QC (of Italian descent)… played numerous sports in high school including track, basketball, volleyball… enjoys playing golf, going to the movies, hanging out with friends… grew up playing soccer (age four) just like his older brothers… favourites have included Alessandro Del Piero, Ronaldinho, Juventus... other favourites have included Montréal Canadiens, Andrea Bargnani, Steve Nash, Michael Jordan, Toronto Raptors, San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts… earned Bachelor of Arts Honours in Communications at York University in 2012...
represented Canada at two FIFA youth tournaments (U-20 at Netherlands 2005 and Canada 2007)...
he was 15 years old when he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2002 with coach Stephen Hart... represented Canada at the 2003 CONCACAF Under-17 Qualification tournament... represented Canada at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Netherlands 2005... represented Canada at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007... finished third with Canada at the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying tournament...
named one of six player ambassadors on Canada’s road to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007...